{"product_id":"sontag-and-kael-craig-seligman-9781582433127","title":"Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eA witty and stylish assessment of the work of two icons of cultural criticism: Susan Sontag and Pauline Kael.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough outwardly they had some things in common--they were both Westerners who came east, both schooled in philosophy, both secular Jews and both single mothers--they were polar opposites in temperament and approach. Seligman approaches both women through their widely discussed work. Kael practiced a kind of verbal jazz--exuberant, excessive, intimate, emotional and funny. Sontag is formal and rather icy. From the beginning it's clear where Seligman's sympathies lie: Sontag is a critic he reveres; but Kael is a critic he loves. But for all his reservations about Sontag, he considers both writers magnificent and his exploration of their differences results in this luminously written landmark of criticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Seligman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582433127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582433127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/2005 pg. 28","brand":"Craig Seligman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939777282303,"sku":"9781582433127","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3823493-8d97-4f0f-845e-1efeb1d65d83.jpg?v=1681443421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sontag-and-kael-craig-seligman-9781582433127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}