John McCormick
[A]nyone who is the least bit curious about bullfighting should read this informative book. </p> --<em>Arts and Letters</em></p> English is an expressive language, yet the word <em>bullfighting</em> fails to convey what is represented by toreo--which has to do with aristocratic bulls, brave men, the antiquity of Spain's national fiesta, the conflicting passions of the Spanish people over toreo, and their disposition toward a tragic perception of life, among other things. This latter quality is essential to McCormick's basic premise: that toreo is not sport, but art, even though every <em>torero</em> is not an artist, nor capable of being one. You do not see the high art of toreo every Sunday in the bullring, but when you do, you never forget it. </p> --Richard O'Mara, Sewanee Review</em></p> One of the best bullfight books of all time--in any language. </p> --William Lyon, bullfight critic and author</p>