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Against Interpretation

Against Interpretation

DramaEssays
Pages
304
Published
1966
Language
English

Synopsis

Susan Sontag's first essay collection, 'Against Interpretation,' is a landmark of modern criticism. First published in 1966, this book has remained in print and shaped the thinking of readers worldwide. It features essential Sontag writings like "On Style," "Notes on 'Camp,'" and the title essay, where she explores how contemporary culture demands a new way of approaching aesthetics.

Prose complexity
10/10

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IntellectualThought-ProvokingComplexReflective

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Drama Essays History Literary Fiction Philosophy

About the author

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Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America. Sontag was active in w...