Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a collection of essays by the distinguished American critical and theoretical writer Susan Sontag. In her works, Susan Sontag discusses the role of intellectualism in the modern world, the problems of mass culture, the relationship between the text and its interpretation, aesthetics and art. The author expresses her thoughts on ideas that are designed to encourage the reader to think about the essence of culture and art, and also criticizes traditional approaches to the analysis of texts. Each essay invites the reader to reflect on modern art and its perception, on the meaning of intellectual culture in our time. The book "Against Interpretation and Other Essays" opens new horizons of understanding of art and culture, and also encourages the search for new inspiring ideas in these areas.