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📘 Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag

Published in 1966, Susan Sontag’s *Against Interpretation* is her first compilation of essays, combining pieces such as “On Style,” “Notes on ‘Camp,’” and the title essay that challenges traditional modes of reading art and culture. Its influential criticism has remained in print and continues to shape contemporary discussions in aesthetics and literary theory.

First publish date: 1966

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Susan Sontag

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