Multiple Identities And Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag assembled her a series of papers which published on the"Partisan Review",and published the book entitled"Against Interpretation"in 1966.It made her very famous,and became the classic of contemporary critics quickly. Her Thesis Compilation showed her independent voice .This lady with the"Saturn"temperament separated from the college and private, elegant and popular. Her footprints across the a variety of art included literature, film, theater, poetry, photography, criticism and other arts criticism. Sontag has seemed to do anything in this vast territory in the art.In the end of 2004, Susan Sontag died that made the goddess become the focus. In the world of arts and culture fields,her books and works have been translated into many languages, competing circulation.However, in research, systematic study for Susan's art was not too much. Many of the text was just a work of her or a view of papers ,and few people researched her art practice and critical view.The paper explored and analyzed her views on the art in the novel, literary theory ,movie, photography on the basis of the acknowledge Susan Sontag's multiple identities.From outside,Sontag was described as"new intellectual".From her literary works, she showed a criticism of female soldiers.From her artistic practice,she exposed critical power. These sketched a multiple identities and unique artistic image.The article is divided into four parts.The first section will start with public, academics, media and other external reviews,and reveal to a"new intellectual"which portrayed,but a image of independence with the Susan Sontag,and talk about Susan Sontag how becomes the"cast into the Idol".The second part will discuss her critics identity and Involve two key concepts:"Against Interpretation"and"New Sensibility"in her literary works,and show Sontag's criticism of female soldiers.The third part will concern about the identity of novelist.For how to show her pioneer critical power in her fictions:"The Benefactor",''The Volcano Lover""In America". The forth part will analy the"new sensibility"from her"On Photography"and films in the field of video art.It will show a photography researcher and a director.