Ep. 246: Susan Sontag on Interpreting Art (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
On Sontag's essays “Against Interpretation” (1964), “On Style” (1965), and "The Death of Tragedy” (1963).
What is it to understand a work of art? Sontag objects to critics' need to decode art into its "meaning" or "content," divorcing it from how this content is embodied. She argues that the content vs. form distinction isn't tenable; that the style of a work is an essential part of experiencing it. Sontag thinks we're too analytical, too divorced from our instincts, and a direct encounter with art is essential to enliven us.
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| 0:56.6 | how can we best engage art and we read three essays by Susan Sontag |
| 1:01.0 | against interpretation from 1964, on style 1965, |
| 1:05.7 | and the death of tragedy from 1963. |
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