Sontag, Susan
Notes on Camp (Penguin Modern)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241339701
- author:
- Sontag, Susan
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 16.1 x 11.1 x 0.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Popular Culture,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Susan Sontag's groundbreaking essays challenge our understanding of culture and its boundaries. In "Notes on Camp", she explores what it means for something to be 'good' because it is 'awful', blurring the lines between high and low art.
This collection of two classic essays marked a significant moment in literary criticism, introducing new ways of thinking about the relationship between culture and society. First published, these works cemented Sontag's reputation as a leading voice in intellectual discourse.
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