| 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. |
| Abstract |
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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010049804 |
| ISBN | 9780618721948 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0618721940 (hardcover) |
