On photography

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One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs." It begins with the famous "In Plato's Cave" essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching "Brief Anthology of Quotations."

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Full title :On photography / by Susan Sontag.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):RosettaBooks
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2005.

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Description:1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780795326998, 0795326998
oclc:ocn938951380
LC Classification:TR183.S65 2005eb
Dewey Decimal:770.1

Copyright Page; Contents; eForeword; (A one pager by SS, May 1977); Chapter One: In Plato's Cave; Chapter Two: America, Seen Through Photographs, Darkly; Chapter Three: Melancholy Objects; Chapter Four: The Heroism of Vision; Chapter Five: Photographic Evangels; Chapter Six: The Image-World; Chapter Seven: A Brief Anthology of Quotations (Homage to W.B.); About this Title.

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art photography Fotografi -- etik och moral Fotografi -- sociala aspekter Fotografi -- teori, filosofi Photographie -- Aspect moral Photographie -- Aspect social Photographie -- Philosophie Photographie artistique Photography -- Moral and ethical aspects Photography -- Philosophy Photography -- Social aspects Photography, Artistic