Sontag

[ son-tag ]

/ ˈsɒn tæg /

noun

Susan,1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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After steeping in this environment for a year, Sontag became the high priestess of French avant-garde culture.
Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By the time Sontag made it to Paris in 1957, the intellectual energy in Paris was already legendary.
Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But, as Sontag asked rhetorically, “Was Camus a thinker of importance?”
Still Cool Camus|Allen Barra|January 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Sontag was indebted for the blooming of those dormant qualities which had till then remained undeveloped.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris

Sontag determined to make a farewell tour through Europe, and retire from the stage.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
A Catalani, a Sontag or a Garcia, could not feel much flattered by this addition to their sisterhood.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts
Not so did the Sontag, but at once took and kept her place on a level with those great singers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 416, June 1850|Various
She sat quite quiet over her embroidery, listening to the talk of Sontag, of Clementi, of musicians and singers dead and gone.
Stories By English Authors: Italy|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sontag

Sontag

/ (ˈsɒntæɡ) /

noun

Susan. 1933–2004, US intellectual and essayist, noted esp for her writings on modern culture. Her works include `Notes on Camp' (1964), `Against Interpretation' (1968), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor (1978), and the novel The Volcano Lover (1992)

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