The function of criticism should be to show how it is what … - Susan Sontag

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The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means.

Susan Sontag

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Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt • Susan Lee Sontag • Susan Lee Rosenblatt

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