description: This work is a selection from Susan Sontag's early writings about the arts and contemporary culture. First published in 1966, the book quickly became a modern classic and has had enormous influence here and abroad. As well as the title essay, 'On Style' and the famous 'Notes on Camp', the book includes discussion of such figures as Satre, Simone Weil, Genet, Brecht, Beckett, Artaud, and Goddard.
language: English
title: Against Interpretation
titlecomplete: Against Interpretation
genres: Theory, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, Classics, Art, Film, Criticism, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 8400
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Arts and Letters
publisher: Vintage