"Your Faithful, Invalid Friend, Earnest Willie": William D. Upshaw, Gender, Disability, and the Construction of a Literary Identity
Lay evangelist and politician William D. Upshaw created "Earnest Willie," a literary persona that became the foundation of his career and made him a minor celebrity, especially in the South. "Earnest Willie" was deeply rooted in late 19th-century conceptions of disability and gen...
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| Language: | English |
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2022
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Perspectives in religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-304 |
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Upshaw, William D. 1866-1952
/ Gender-specific role
/ Handicap
/ Literary production
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology |
| Summary: | Lay evangelist and politician William D. Upshaw created "Earnest Willie," a literary persona that became the foundation of his career and made him a minor celebrity, especially in the South. "Earnest Willie" was deeply rooted in late 19th-century conceptions of disability and gender, which Upshaw appropriated as he created an audience for his literary work, and, later, for his career as a lecturer and evangelist. This essay explores Upshaw’s use of disability and gender in the construction of his literary identity and places him in an important genre of American religious and cultural life. |
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| ISSN: | 0093-531X |
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