Title
Toros Célebres: Some Whys and Wherefores of its Presence in Death in the Afternoon
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Argues that Hemingway’s inclusion and exaggerated translation of the taurine text enables the reader to differentiate between the artistry and tradition of “pure” bullfighting and the sensationalism and grotesqueness of extreme incidents to appreciate the sport for its inherent expressiveness and aesthetic pleasure.
Published in
Actas III Congreso de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio dos Estados Unidos/Spanish Association for American Studies (SAAS): Fin de Siglo: Crisis y Nuevo Principios/Century Ends, Crises and New Beginnings
Date
1999
Pages
39-48
COinS
Citation
Bredendick, Nancy. “Toros Célebres: Some Whys and Wherefores of its Presence in Death in the Afternoon.” In Actas III Congreso de la Sociedad Española para el Estudio dos Estados Unidos/Spanish Association for American Studies (SAAS): Fin de Siglo: Crisis y Nuevo Principios/Century Ends, Crises and New Beginnings, edited by Maurin Alvarez, José Marie, Manuel Broncano Rodrígues, Camino Fernández Rabadán, and Christina Garrigós González, 39-48. León, Spain: Universidad de León, 1999.