Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Author | : Susan Sontag |
Publisher | : Penguin Classics |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 014119006X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780141190068 |
Rating | : 4/5 (068 Downloads) |
Download or read book Against Interpretation and Other Essays written by Susan Sontag and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESSAYS, JOURNALS, LETTERS & OTHER PROSE WORKS. Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes some of Sontag's best-known works, among them 'On Style', 'Notes on 'Camp'', and the titular essay 'Against Interpretation', where Sontag argues that modern cultural conditions have given way to a new critical approach to aesthetics. 'A dazzling intellectual performance.' Vogue.