Unlike what happens in our poetry, where all easy for us to enumerate a long list of illustrious authors that at some point in their careers were inspired by bullfighting theme in the novel are more difficult to develop a list of famous writers who have works with titles in its axis is inspired in the field of bulls.
Admittedly this, I must say that not a few English writers who have recognized a novel based around the world of bullfighting and the Fiesta. Thus, by way of example, Vicente Blasco Ibanez is the author of one of the most important novels of bullfighting theme throughout our literature "Blood and Sand" . And if you determine that this is not the best novel or taurine our letters can always be relativized by subjectivity, which can be affirmed is objectively which is what has contributed most to popularize in the whole world our Party. One fact that undoubtedly has been helped by its various versions and film adaptations.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867 - 1928)
Admittedly this, I must say that not a few English writers who have recognized a novel based around the world of bullfighting and the Fiesta. Thus, by way of example, Vicente Blasco Ibanez is the author of one of the most important novels of bullfighting theme throughout our literature "Blood and Sand" . And if you determine that this is not the best novel or taurine our letters can always be relativized by subjectivity, which can be affirmed is objectively which is what has contributed most to popularize in the whole world our Party. One fact that undoubtedly has been helped by its various versions and film adaptations.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867 - 1928)
birth Valencia, Blasco Ibáñez's biography is a combination of episodes that will combine its three major vocations: politics the journalistic and literary. These inclinations were fused along their life and made him a person of great vitality, very committed and a great writer.
As a politician, besides its youth initiatives, won record of Republican Congressman Valencia on several occasions. His political activity was so intense and radical who came to suffer arrests and deportations.
As a journalist, his greatest achievement was the newspaper El Pueblo . A newspaper Vicente Blasco Ibanez also used as a propaganda tool of the Republican political ideology and cultural training component, to be published in the literary works daily and weekly deliveries. This newspaper was very popular in Valencia, which had a significant influence since its founding in 1894 until its demise in 1939.
And as a writer, which is the aspect that concerns us here, Vicente Blasco Ibanez was one of the leading representatives of naturalism in English literature. Throughout his career comes across very clearly the succession of stages as a writer: Valencian novels, social, psychological, American, war, historical, adventure ... Among his most famous works include "Rice and trap" (1894), "The shack" (1898), "The orange" (1900), "Cañas y barro" (1902), "The Cellar" (1905), " The Horde "(1905)," The Naked Maja "(1906)," The dead rule " (1909), "The Argonauts" (1914), "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1916) ... and, of course, on which we focus here: "Blood and Sand." A novel, single of his career, which is subject taurine.
"Blood and Sand" (1908)
Although some of the film versions of "Blood and Sand" yes you may incur more folkloric topics bullfights, we must make it clear first that the work of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez not, and is an excellent novel.
First because it has great quality from the strictly literary point of view. Blasco Ibáñez shown true to the naturalistic school, prevailing in the late nineteenth century, and presents a work with a thorough and objective descriptions, lively style and a remarkable sensitivity plastic.
Second, because the author is not content to show in the story the most famous chapter of our party, like the bullfights, but reflects all areas: the life of the bull in the field and their farmers, ranchers and cowboys, the courageous struggle of aspiring bullfighters, forged in weathers weathers, the sad existence that comes to professional career fail to succeed, the splendid life of righties who are fulfilled her dream of bullfighters, the work of subordinates, agents, businessmen and other professionals and employees associated with the celebration of the bullfights, relations with people male and especially female, that move in the environment of the Party and its main protagonists, and, of course, also reflected in the novel aficionados of all kinds and the public, such as mass, attended the festivities.
The inclusion of all this diverse set of characters with conflicting interests and sentiments, means that the novel offers an overview of the festival which is very rich in nuances.
And, without wishing to be exhaustive, thirdly, because the exposure of all the intricacies of the bulls is perfectly framed in a melodramatic tinge argument, which allows Vicente Blasco Ibáñez affect the interior of each character and in his psychological analysis. A novel feature that marked the period of his career that was written: that of psychological novels .
But in "Blood and Sand" also appreciate the traces they leave behind its earlier stages as a writer, to reflect the reality of English society, denouncing the evils that afflict the nation, and to provide a portrait of a region, in this case, the Andalusian.
Thus, as with all great literary works, "Blood and Sand" contains a variety of perspectives and many possible readings. Some see it as a description of the hero, there is one that fits like a sociology of bullfighting, and there are those who define it as a novel whose axis is not the world of bullfighting, but love, but framing it, yes in the atmosphere of the festival.
The argument is simple, but is made with great skill. The career of a matador, Juan Gallardo since its inception tiring, to times of splendor reputation as a top figure of bullfighting, the decline of art and contempt for the public, until his tragic death. His life as a man who goes from being a poor child a celebrity and wealthy, in luxury and prone to get out of wedlock few carnal pleasures you get from your position. And the clash between the two facets: the passion for bullfighting he feels Juan Gallardo collide brutally with passionate love for Dona Sol, an attractive woman, capricious and volatile, which will seduce you and then dismiss you as a lover, causing the collapse of the famous bullfighter's career and the breakdown of the marriage of the protagonist with his faithful and devoted wife, Carmen . And always present, the public " ... the beast roared: the true and only ... "Pick
Andrés Amorós in his book" Writers at the Festival "the following testimony of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez himself:
" I, who wrote the novel of bullfighting, very little like bullfights and people involved therein. "
Testimonials like this, in addition to the political ideals of the writer, have to say to many who Blasco Ibanez was bullfighting. Andrés Amorós, however, says in his work cited above that not easy to say exactly how much it was, not antituarino, but amateur. And, indeed, the reading of "Blood and Sand 'suggests that only a fan of the bulls can offer such a perfect and precious atmosphere that has the work, such a profusion of historical data on bullfighting, as detailed descriptions of some our bullrings or plastic representations of sets and tasks. It might all just be a product of thorough documentation previously treasured writers liked naturalism. You may, however that gives us wealth taurine, Blasco Ibáñez likes " little bullfighting "and that simply was not fond of them, but hard to believe that a whole bullfighting appropriate this work of art of bullfighting. Well, that's "Blood and Sand."
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Although most do not expect that this novel set in the world of bullfighting, that alone is enough to place him on top of taurine literature.
why this text will be framed within the "Bull and Arts" in this blog, but at the same time, as this classification is given by a single work, will also be framed in the "Library." And now, which is short to the end of season closures, I strongly recommend you read.
. Lagun
.
.
NOTE: Blasco Ibáñez's photographs are take of the web "Fundación Centro de Estudios Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ", which beg to be allowed to keep it public, because with this blog I have no profit.
.
As a politician, besides its youth initiatives, won record of Republican Congressman Valencia on several occasions. His political activity was so intense and radical who came to suffer arrests and deportations.
As a journalist, his greatest achievement was the newspaper El Pueblo . A newspaper Vicente Blasco Ibanez also used as a propaganda tool of the Republican political ideology and cultural training component, to be published in the literary works daily and weekly deliveries. This newspaper was very popular in Valencia, which had a significant influence since its founding in 1894 until its demise in 1939.
And as a writer, which is the aspect that concerns us here, Vicente Blasco Ibanez was one of the leading representatives of naturalism in English literature. Throughout his career comes across very clearly the succession of stages as a writer: Valencian novels, social, psychological, American, war, historical, adventure ... Among his most famous works include "Rice and trap" (1894), "The shack" (1898), "The orange" (1900), "Cañas y barro" (1902), "The Cellar" (1905), " The Horde "(1905)," The Naked Maja "(1906)," The dead rule " (1909), "The Argonauts" (1914), "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1916) ... and, of course, on which we focus here: "Blood and Sand." A novel, single of his career, which is subject taurine.
"Blood and Sand" (1908)
Although some of the film versions of "Blood and Sand" yes you may incur more folkloric topics bullfights, we must make it clear first that the work of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez not, and is an excellent novel.
First because it has great quality from the strictly literary point of view. Blasco Ibáñez shown true to the naturalistic school, prevailing in the late nineteenth century, and presents a work with a thorough and objective descriptions, lively style and a remarkable sensitivity plastic.
Second, because the author is not content to show in the story the most famous chapter of our party, like the bullfights, but reflects all areas: the life of the bull in the field and their farmers, ranchers and cowboys, the courageous struggle of aspiring bullfighters, forged in weathers weathers, the sad existence that comes to professional career fail to succeed, the splendid life of righties who are fulfilled her dream of bullfighters, the work of subordinates, agents, businessmen and other professionals and employees associated with the celebration of the bullfights, relations with people male and especially female, that move in the environment of the Party and its main protagonists, and, of course, also reflected in the novel aficionados of all kinds and the public, such as mass, attended the festivities.
The inclusion of all this diverse set of characters with conflicting interests and sentiments, means that the novel offers an overview of the festival which is very rich in nuances.
And, without wishing to be exhaustive, thirdly, because the exposure of all the intricacies of the bulls is perfectly framed in a melodramatic tinge argument, which allows Vicente Blasco Ibáñez affect the interior of each character and in his psychological analysis. A novel feature that marked the period of his career that was written: that of psychological novels .
But in "Blood and Sand" also appreciate the traces they leave behind its earlier stages as a writer, to reflect the reality of English society, denouncing the evils that afflict the nation, and to provide a portrait of a region, in this case, the Andalusian.
Thus, as with all great literary works, "Blood and Sand" contains a variety of perspectives and many possible readings. Some see it as a description of the hero, there is one that fits like a sociology of bullfighting, and there are those who define it as a novel whose axis is not the world of bullfighting, but love, but framing it, yes in the atmosphere of the festival.
The argument is simple, but is made with great skill. The career of a matador, Juan Gallardo since its inception tiring, to times of splendor reputation as a top figure of bullfighting, the decline of art and contempt for the public, until his tragic death. His life as a man who goes from being a poor child a celebrity and wealthy, in luxury and prone to get out of wedlock few carnal pleasures you get from your position. And the clash between the two facets: the passion for bullfighting he feels Juan Gallardo collide brutally with passionate love for Dona Sol, an attractive woman, capricious and volatile, which will seduce you and then dismiss you as a lover, causing the collapse of the famous bullfighter's career and the breakdown of the marriage of the protagonist with his faithful and devoted wife, Carmen . And always present, the public " ... the beast roared: the true and only ... "Pick
Andrés Amorós in his book" Writers at the Festival "the following testimony of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez himself:
" I, who wrote the novel of bullfighting, very little like bullfights and people involved therein. "
Testimonials like this, in addition to the political ideals of the writer, have to say to many who Blasco Ibanez was bullfighting. Andrés Amorós, however, says in his work cited above that not easy to say exactly how much it was, not antituarino, but amateur. And, indeed, the reading of "Blood and Sand 'suggests that only a fan of the bulls can offer such a perfect and precious atmosphere that has the work, such a profusion of historical data on bullfighting, as detailed descriptions of some our bullrings or plastic representations of sets and tasks. It might all just be a product of thorough documentation previously treasured writers liked naturalism. You may, however that gives us wealth taurine, Blasco Ibáñez likes " little bullfighting "and that simply was not fond of them, but hard to believe that a whole bullfighting appropriate this work of art of bullfighting. Well, that's "Blood and Sand."
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Although most do not expect that this novel set in the world of bullfighting, that alone is enough to place him on top of taurine literature.
why this text will be framed within the "Bull and Arts" in this blog, but at the same time, as this classification is given by a single work, will also be framed in the "Library." And now, which is short to the end of season closures, I strongly recommend you read.
. Lagun
.
.
NOTE: Blasco Ibáñez's photographs are take of the web "Fundación Centro de Estudios Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ", which beg to be allowed to keep it public, because with this blog I have no profit.
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