Susan Sontag Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Susan Sontag.

  • 3 Biographies
  • 35 Literature Criticisms
  • ...and more

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Biographies (3)

755 words, approx. 3 pages
Among the literary stars of the radical 1960s, Susan Sontag (born 1933) produced numerous works evaluating and commenting on contemporary life and literature. Her essays appeared in nearly every major... Read more
2,480 words, approx. 9 pages
Susan Sontag, cultural critic, essayist, novelist, and filmmaker, was born 16 January 1933 in New York City. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California, and at the age of fifteen (194... Read more
4,866 words, approx. 17 pages
Although Susan Sontag is best known as a critic, she has more than once expressed regret for having devoted so much time to having written the essays that brought her renown. As she once explained to ... Read more