Notes on camp (original 1996; edition 1966)

by Susan Sontag

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'The ultimate Camp statement- it's good because it's awful.' These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation.

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Title:	Notes on camp
Authors:	Susan Sontag
Info:	London : Penguin Classics, 2018.
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Notes on "Camp" by Susan Sontag (1996)

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