On Photography
On Photography by Susan Sontag, published by Macmillan on August 25, 2001, is a first edition that spans 208 pages. This book presents a series of essays exploring the meaning and significance of photographs, beginning with the renowned essay “In Plato’s Cave” and followed by five additional meditations on the subject.
Readers will find a thoughtful examination of photography’s role in art and its impact on society. The collection also includes a “Brief Anthology of Quotations,” which complements the essays and enriches the discourse on photography. With its focus on criticism and theory, this work delves into the historical context and philosophical implications of visual imagery.
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Winner of the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Criticism.
One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, Susan Sontag’s On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching “Brief Anthology of Quotations.”
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