Death and Money in the Afternoon: A History of the Spanish Bullfight
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Book Overview
Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain's medieval past. In fact, many of that country's best poets, philosophers, and intellectuals have accepted the corrida as the embodiment of Spain's rejection of the modern world. In his brilliant new interpretation of bullfighting, Adrian Shubert maintains that this view is both the product of myth and a complete misunderstanding of the real roots of the contemporary...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195095243
ISBN13:9780195095241
Release Date:June 1999
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Great Historical Guide to Bullfighting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I am doing my thesis on bullfighting and find Schubert's investigation interesting and helpful. It may not be the most interesting topic in the world to people who aren't crazy about bullfighting but I feel that this would open doors to allow people to see the other side of bullfighting, instead of seeing it for the death that everyone thinks that it's about.
Impartiality at Last!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Adrian Shubert presents a historical view of the bullfights that is neither pro or con, which is very rare today. The origins, although unclear to everyone, are presented in an unbiased form. Having attended over fifty bullfights in my 34 years of life, I found it very refreshing to learn the importance of the bullfight, not only in the romantic and cultural sense, but from historical and buisiness facts. This was definately worth the money.
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