Sontag A-Z

The twelfth book in the A-Z series is devoted to Susan Sontag, one of the most incisive and brilliant figures of the second half of the twentieth century.

“A stubbornly non-specialist writer”, as she described herself, proudly reaffirming her intellectual freedom, Susan Sontag made eclecticism an distinctive trait of herself and her work, which is pervaded by aesthetic voracity, critical curiosity and radicalism. In the pages of this volume, edited by Massimo Fusillo, Sontag wears his many hats: as essayist, theorist of the arts, philosopher, literary, theatrical and film critic, as well as novelist, playwright, theatre director and filmmaker. Sixty-three entries by seven authors, intellectuals and academics working in different fields represent her crucial cultural, political and social achievement: from the codification of camp to the “degree zero” of her style, from the places where she lived to the extraordinary figures, including Jasper Johns and Annie Leibovitz, who are part of her very intense biography.

The entries are written by Giuseppe Carrara, Massimo Fusillo, Serena Guarracino, Giulio Iacoli, Cristina Savettieri, Beatrice Seligardi.