“The slow, sad fury of a perfect bullfight”: the matador El Cid faces the bull Borgoñés in Seville’s Plaza del Toros
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The following events occurred on 19th April 2007, the second day of the Feria de Abril in Seville, in the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria
The bull enters the ring at a trot, a fanfare of trumpets fading in the background. He seems tentative, his eyes sweeping the ring.
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An excellently crafted piece.
Despite being wholly in favour of a repeal of the 2004 act banning foxhunting
with hounds ( a blood sport which conserves isolated rural communities and
the countryside : no hunting – no hedges ) here in Great Britain, yesterday I
was absolutely delighted to hear about our old friend, Ferdinand, being
allowed to enjoy his Catalan flowers in peace
At a glance, both the wild-eyed spectators and fighters ( tricky nomenclature –
the bull appears captive , then ambushed – his weight outflanked by sharp steel –
under Sandhurst rules the bull is the fighter, perhaps ? ) make the distinctly
non-sport of Bullfighting an unattractive spectacle which most sober aesthetes
would avoid like lunch with a New Labour spin doctor
Slightly mystified to see one of our favourite debate magnets, Prospect,
publishing Mr F-H’s article again without at least a teaspoonful of the
many intelligent comments challenging his thoughtful ideas back in 2008 ..
Not hiding behind procedure, we hope ?