The Scandal of Susan Sontag

(Part of the Gender and Culture Series Series)

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Susan Sontag (1933-2004) spoke of the promiscuity of art and literature--the willingness of great artists and writers to scandalize their spectators through critical frankness, complexity, and beauty. Sontag's life and thought were no less promiscuous. She wrote deeply and engagingly about a range of subjects--theater, sex, politics, novels, torture, and illness--and courted celebrity and controversy both publicly and privately. Throughout her...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231149174

ISBN13:9780231149174

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Feminist Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences Themes Women in Art

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