Description |
xiii, 242 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Pt. 1. Private gossip. How it works ; Feasible, uncheckable, deeply damning ; When is it all right to gossip? ; In the know ; Great gossips of the western world I ; The truth defense ; The gossip transaction ; Need gossip be trivial? ; Pure speculation -- Pt. 2. Public gossip. Gossip goes public ; Gossip in center ring ; Shooting at celebrities ; Great gossips of the western world II ; Antedeluvian gossip ; Literary gossip ; Gay gossip ; Great gossips of the western world III -- Pt. 3. Private becomes public ; Caught in the net ; Whores of information ; Snooping and scooping : great gossips of the western world IV ; Too much even of Kreplach |
Summary |
A juicy, incisive exploration of gossip in all its forms--from celebrity rumors to literary "romans a clef," from personal sniping to political slander |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-223) and index |
Subject |
Gossip.
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LC no. |
2010049804 |
ISBN |
9780618721948 hardcover |
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0618721940 hardcover |
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