Styles of Radical Will

Styles of Radical Will is a collection of essays by Susan Sontag published in 1969. Among the subjects discussed are film, literature, politics, and pornography. It is Sontag's second collection of non-fiction after Against Interpretation, which was published in 1966.[1]

Styles of Radical Will
First edition
AuthorSusan Sontag
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCriticism
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
1969
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0312420215

Contents

I.

  • "The Aesthetics of Silence" (1967)
  • "The Pornography of Imagination" (1967)
  • ""Thinking Against Oneself": Reflections on Cioran" (1967)

II.

  • "Theatre and Film" (1966)
  • "Bergman's Persona" (1967)
  • "Godard" (1968)

III.

  • "What's Happening in America" (1966)
  • "Trip to Hanoi" (1968)

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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