Gossip - The Untrivial Pursuit

Informationen zum Autor JOSEPH EPSTEIN is the author of the best-selling Snobbery and of Friendship , among other books, and was formerly editor of the American Scholar . His work has appeared in The New Yorker , Harper’s Magazine , the Atlantic Monthly , and other magazines. He lives in Evanston, Illinois. Klappentext Gossip is no trivial matter; despite its reputation, Epstein argues, it is an eternal and necessary human enterprise. Proving that he himself is a master of the art, Epstein serves up delightful mini-biographies of the Great Gossips of the Western World, along with many choice bits from his own experience. He also makes a powerful case that gossip has morphed from its old-fashioned best clever, mocking, a great private pleasure to a corrosive new-school version, thanks to the reach of the mass media and the Internet.Written in his trademark erudite and witty style, Gossip captures the complexity of this immensely entertaining subject." Zusammenfassung Gossip is no trivial matter; despite its reputation, Epstein argues, it is an eternal and necessary human enterprise. Proving that he himself is a master of the art, Epstein serves up delightful mini-biographies of the Great Gossips of the Western World, along with many choice bits from his own experience. He also makes a powerful case that gossip has morphed from its old-fashioned best—clever, mocking, a great private pleasure—to a corrosive new-school version, thanks to the reach of the mass media and the Internet. Written in his trademark erudite and witty style, Gossip captures the complexity of this immensely entertaining subject.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Epstein
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2012
• EAN: 9780547844596
• ISBN: 978-0-547-84459-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY: Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY: History, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, SCIENCE: History, PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / General, MEDICAL: Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MEDICAL: Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL: History, HEALTH & FITNESS: Mental Health