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Against Interpretation

by Susan Sontag, Tavia Gilbert

"'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." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/data/book/unclassified/9780141190068/against-interpretation-and-other-essays