Pure Products of America, Inc.: A Narrative Poem | Irwin John T. | Keménykötésű

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ENbook.hu

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Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

pbThe poetic life and times of Big Bubba, equal parts charismatic trickster and tent revival preacher.bppThis propulsive narrative poem tells the extended story of the popular born-again televangelist Ray Bob Elray--better known to all his fans as Big Bubba--his twin sons, Nick and Jesse, and his niece and adopted daughter, Donna. ppThe comic tragedy of Big Bubba's family begins to unfold when he is interviewed by an old friend, country radio disc jockey Charlie Printwhistle. Bubba has come to Waco, Texas, to preach a revival, but soon reveals to Charlie much about his complicated relationship with his family, his ambitions for the ministry, his faith healing, and his most recent venture with Pure Products of America, Inc., which produces and endorses anything pure, from Bibles to jelly preserves--for a whopper of a fee, of course.ppStructured as a verse play of two acts composed of three scenes each, iPure Products of America, Inc.i, follows the unwinding of Bubba's legacy as his heir

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