"Courage, nonetheless, is not truly the heart and soul of bullfighting. Its very center may well be fear. Fear- the most human of emotions-the matador must keep in check, channel gradually overcome and forget as his knowledge and his art progressively dominate his antagonist and subject him to his will, to his game and to his spell, until he succeeds in creating the illusion that all danger has evaporated, that what began as a challenge of blood and death has become a dance, ceremeony, sculpture, theater, ritual." --Mario ...
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"Courage, nonetheless, is not truly the heart and soul of bullfighting. Its very center may well be fear. Fear- the most human of emotions-the matador must keep in check, channel gradually overcome and forget as his knowledge and his art progressively dominate his antagonist and subject him to his will, to his game and to his spell, until he succeeds in creating the illusion that all danger has evaporated, that what began as a challenge of blood and death has become a dance, ceremeony, sculpture, theater, ritual." --Mario Vargas llosa from the introduction
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x8x10; Twin Palms, 2007; stated First Edition, one of 3, 500 copies. Inscribed and signed by Michael Crouser on title page. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of red cloth boards, stamped black titling remains bold; photos and text very good. Very minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
