Real art has the capacity to make us nervous.

Susan Sontag

Against Interpretation

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Power of art Art

Author

Susan Sontag

Source

Against Interpretation

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Sontag, Susan "Against Interpretation." Against Interpretation. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.

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