A timeless read, Alfredo. I'm almost tempted to say studiously anachronistic. Your refusal to nod to modern sensibilities with respect to bullfighting was frankly refreshing. I also recalled the corridas I attended in Sevilla many years ago (1987) and in Lima more recently (2008?). Do you think the cultural code of honor embodied in the matador persists in today's Spain? Has a refusal to compromise itself been compromising for national advancement (insomuch as this would matter or represent a goal)? Nicely done.
Thanks, Alexis. You are right, I may have to weather a few stones thrown at me for this. But bullfighting, as a ritual, is a matter of fact. As is Spanish's penchant for uncompromising stances. There are quite a few modern instances of that. For example, the ones that led Alex the la Iglesia to resign as head of Spain's cinema agency alluding to a "chip of intransigence present in Spaniards." But this is not only about Spain. It is about honor and self-worth.
A timeless read, Alfredo. I'm almost tempted to say studiously anachronistic. Your refusal to nod to modern sensibilities with respect to bullfighting was frankly refreshing. I also recalled the corridas I attended in Sevilla many years ago (1987) and in Lima more recently (2008?). Do you think the cultural code of honor embodied in the matador persists in today's Spain? Has a refusal to compromise itself been compromising for national advancement (insomuch as this would matter or represent a goal)? Nicely done.
Thanks, Alexis. You are right, I may have to weather a few stones thrown at me for this. But bullfighting, as a ritual, is a matter of fact. As is Spanish's penchant for uncompromising stances. There are quite a few modern instances of that. For example, the ones that led Alex the la Iglesia to resign as head of Spain's cinema agency alluding to a "chip of intransigence present in Spaniards." But this is not only about Spain. It is about honor and self-worth.