MDSB01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Anthropocentrism, Masculinity, Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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Either you respe(cid:272)t the i(cid:374)tegrity of the dra(cid:373)a the (cid:271)ullri(cid:374)g pro(cid:448)ides or you do(cid:374)(cid:859)t. if you do respe(cid:272)t it, you demand only the catharsis which it is uniquely constructed to give. And once you make this commitment you are no longer interested in the vaudeville of the ring. You do(cid:374)(cid:859)t gi(cid:448)e a da(cid:373)(cid:374) for fa(cid:374)(cid:272)y passes a(cid:374)d (cid:373)e(cid:374) k(cid:374)eeli(cid:374)g o(cid:374) their k(cid:374)ees. There used to (cid:271)e this fraud (cid:449)ho (cid:271)it the tip of the (cid:271)ull(cid:859)s hor(cid:374). Very (cid:271)ra(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d (cid:448)ery useless, (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it played no part in the essential drama of man against bull. The only way this can be achieved is with art. That the man carry himself with grace and that he move the bull slowly and with a certain majesty. That is, he must allow the inherent quality of the (cid:271)ull to (cid:373)a(cid:374)ifest itself. (cid:863) - orson welles, as reported by novelist and travel writer james michener (1907- 1997), iberia: spanish.
