Discover the vibrant world of bullfighting with 'How to Watch a Bullfight' by Tristan Wood. This captivating guide explores the rich history and artistic intricacies of corridas, making it essential for both enthusiasts and curious newcomers. With bullfighting's popularity soaring in Spain over the last six decades, understanding the spectacle—beyond its controversy—is vital. This book breaks down each aspect of the bullfight, detailing the key players—including the daring bullfighters like Cayetano, José Tomás, and Enrique Ponce—while providing insights into their unique styles, from reckless flamboyance to calm technical mastery. Through engaging illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, readers will learn the steps of the corrida, including the drama, music, and passionate crowd reactions, in layman's terms. Whether you're planning to experience a bullfight in Spain, France, or South America, or simply seeking to understand this ancient and colorful event, this guide enriches your experience and appreciation of the art of bullfighting. Collectively, you'll uncover the tension, culture, and rich traditions that define this complex spectacle. Dive into the world of bullfighting today with 'How to Watch a Bullfight' and transform your understanding of this incredible tradition. We are happy to combine shipping. We are a NZ owned business located in Auckland and this product is in stock in NZ, ensuring no unexpected import charges, custom duty, or tax.

CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 189 x 246 mm
Pages: 224

Author: Tristan Wood Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
Publication Date: 01-03-2011

This is the golden age of bullfighting. In the last 60 years, the number of bullfights (corridas) held in Spain has increased almost ninefold, peaking in 2007. Great bullfighting names have the status of football stars, with heroes including Cayetano, José Tomás, Enrique Ponce and Morante de la Puebla, their styles ranging from the flamboyant and breath-takingly reckless to calm domination and technical mastery. Many English-speaking tourists on holiday witness this most ancient and colourful of spectacles, but few understand what is really going on. This illustrated guide acknowledges that attending a bullfight is controversial and will not appeal to everyone. It throws light on the bullfighter’s art and outlines the structure of the corrida, the key players and the various moves and stages. A fascinating and complex event is defined step-by-step in layman's terms. The music, the excitement and reactions of the crowd and the drama are all put into context and one of the most ancient and unusual of modern spectacles becomes clear. This book is designed to give readers of whatever persuasion an understanding of bullfighting, so that they can either increase their pleasure in watching a corrida in Spain, France or South America, or simply learn what is involved in this most complex, moving and controversial of spectacles.

We are happy to combine shipping. Smartfox is a NZ owned business located in Auckland. This product is in stock in NZ which means no unexpected import charges, custom duty or tax.