Styles of Radical Will

Styles of Radical Will

Cover of the first edition
Author Susan Sontag
Country United States
Language English
Subject Criticism
Publication date
1969
Media type Print
ISBN 978-0312420215

Styles of Radical Will is a collection of essays by Susan Sontag published in 1969. The book contains a collection of personal essays on film, literature, politics and pornography. Styles of Radical Will is Sontag's second nonfiction published works. Her first nonfiction book is titled Against Interpretation and Other Personal Essays, which was published in 1966.[1]

Reception

Lawrence M. Bensky of The New York Times praised Styles of Radical Will as an "important book" and wrote, "It should be remembered that Miss Sontag has now written four of the most valuable intellectual documents of the past 10 years: 'Against Interpretation,' 'Notes on Camp,' 'The Aesthetics of Silence,' and 'Trip to Hanoi.' In the world in which she's chosen to live, she continues to be the best there is."[2]

References

  1. "Susan Sontag". www.susansontag.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. Bensky, Lawrence M. (July 13, 1969). "'Styles of Radical Will'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2016.


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