Notes on Sontag:
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1. Verfasser: Lopate, Phillip (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton Princeton University Press ©2009
Schriftenreihe:Writers on writers
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Notes on Sontag is a frank, witty, and entertaining reflection on the work, influence, and personality of one of the "foremost interpreters of ... our recent contemporary moment." Adopting Sontag's favorite form, a set of brief essays or notes that circle around a topic from different perspectives, renowned essayist Phillip Lopate considers the achievements and limitations of his tantalizing, daunting subject through what is fundamentally a conversation between two writers. Reactions to Sontag tend to be polarized, but Lopate's account of Sontag's significance to him and to the culture over
The judgment -- Against interpretation -- Early memories of Sontag -- Politics and personae -- Bêtes noires -- Crisis as starting point -- Are the arts progressive? -- The stylistics of demystification -- The aphoristic essay -- The film essays -- My favorite book of hers -- Readers feeling stupid -- The benefactor -- Humor and seriousness -- Death kit -- Shallow America -- The volcano lover -- Performance, character, and theatre -- Essay form, transgression, innovation -- Don't get personal -- Later memories of Sontag -- Writings on photography -- More on politics -- On 9/11 and television -- Greatness besieger -- Illness and death
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 247 pages)
ISBN:0691135703
1400829879
9780691135700
9781400829873

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