For Valéry, the nature of beauty is that it cannot be defin… - Susan Sontag

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For Valéry, the nature of beauty is that it cannot be defined; beauty is precisely “the ineffable.

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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