Against Interpretation: And Other Essays

The Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag is a thought-provoking and insightful collection of essays that have influenced generations of readers worldwide.

This modern classic includes the groundbreaking essay "Notes on Camp," which explores the concept of camp and its significance in contemporary culture.

With a new afterword that restates the terms of Sontag's battle against philistinism, this edition is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, philosophy, and cultural criticism.

The book's vivid discussions of figures such as Taylor Mead, Tammy Grimes, the Beatles, and Harpo Marx are alive with a sense of what it means to watch these performers, while Sontag's analysis is nothing less than exhilaratingly shrewd.

Don't miss out on this ponderable, vivacious, and beautifully living book that is both astonishingly American and a fulfillment of what is really going on.