A Susan Sontag Reader (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

A Susan Sontag Reader (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

Susan Sontag occupies a special place in Modern American letters. She has become our most important critic, while her brilliant novels and short fiction are, at long last, getting the recognition they deserve. Sontag is above all a writer, which is only to say that, though the form may differ,

Stories - Collected Stories (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Reborn - Early Diaries 1947-1963 (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Susan Sontag: The Complete Rolling Stone Interview (Cott Jonathan)(Paperback)

Published in its entirety for the first time, a candid conversation with Susan Sontag at the height of her brilliant career 'A humanizing interview with the late cultural icon, who was often perceived as a fiercely aggressive and polarizing intellect.'--Kirkus Reviews Susan Sontag, one of the most

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as one of the most liberating books of its time. A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the

In America (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-year-old son, Rudolf, the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, and a few

On Photography (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere, and the 'insatiability of the photographing

Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag (Nunez Sigrid)(Paperback)

From the author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award.'The masterpiece of the 'I knew Susan' minigenre' - A.O. Scott, The New York TimesA poignant, intimate memoir of one of America's most esteemed and fascinating cultural figures, and a deeply felt tribute. Sigrid Nunez was an

Against Interpretation and Other Essays (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Argues that modern cultural conditions have given way to a critical approach to

On Photography (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a critique of photography that asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. This book examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our

Benefactor (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in which a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the 'real

At the Same Time (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Contains sixteen essays. Reflecting on literature, photography and art, post 9/11 America and political activism, this title includes these essays that encompass the themes that dominated the author's life and work, revealing why she remains one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent writers and

Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life (Adorno Theodor)(Paperback)

'A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature.' --Susan Sontag A reflection on everyday existence in the 'sphere of consumption of late Capitalism', this work is Adorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece. Built from aphorisms and reflections, he shifts in register

Against Interpretation: And Other Essays (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

Includes the essay 'Notes on Camp,' the inspiration for the 2019 exhibition Notes on Fashion: Camp at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone

Styles of Radical Will (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of essays that contains some of the important pieces of criticism of the twentieth century, including the classics 'The Aesthetics of Silence', an account of language, thought and consciousness, and 'Trip to Hanoi', written during the Vietnam War. It features writings on art, film,

Under the Sign of Saturn - Essays (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Brings together the author's important critical writing from 1972 to 1980. This title explores some of the most controversial artists and thinkers of our time, including her polemic against Hitler's favourite film-maker, Leni Riefenstahl, and the cult of fascist art, as well as an analysis of

The Volcano Lover: A Romance (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes

Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself. The first of three volumes of Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, Reborn (1947-1963) reveals one of the most important thinkers and writers of the twentieth century, fully engaged in the act of

Regarding the Pain of Others (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Features an analysis of our numbed response to images of horror. This title alters our thinking about the uses and meanings of images, and about the nature of war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of

The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo Da Vinci to Susan Sontag (Burke Peter)(Paperback)

From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present 'An absorbing group portrait and intellectual history.'—Kirkus Reviews'An admirable mixture of industry and erudition.'—Robert Wilson, Wall Street Journal From Leonardo Da

Volcano Lover - A Romance (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century, this title examines the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment. It presents a picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art and

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it

Láska k přehnanému - Peter Demeter

Co mají společného zámek ve Versailles, aforismy Oscara Wildea a některé eseje Susan Sontagové z 60. let? A jak s nimi souvisí plakáty Alfonse Muchy, knihy Petra Šabacha a písně dua Čokovoko? Odpověď lze hledat v dějinách a teorii tzv. campu - estetického fenoménu

The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning (Nelson Maggie)(Paperback)

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath's poetry to Francis Bacon's paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono's