Quevedo y los estudios de animales: una lectura de «Consultación de los gatos» (núm. 750)

This article explores the poem «Consultación de los gatos» following the Animal Studies approach. The analysis reveals that Quevedo goes beyond the anthropomorphist perspective to interpret animal figures that was customary in Golden Age literature. The author also highlights the abuse of the cat, a...

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Autor: Rodríguez-Mansilla, F. (Fernando)|||/items/12161103-6630-47d2-80a2-0c1b2cd94f3d
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/61533
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/61533
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:«Consultación de los gatos»
estudios de animales
poesía satírico-burlesca
gatos
Quevedo
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Sumario:This article explores the poem «Consultación de los gatos» following the Animal Studies approach. The analysis reveals that Quevedo goes beyond the anthropomorphist perspective to interpret animal figures that was customary in Golden Age literature. The author also highlights the abuse of the cat, another typical element of his period, to show compassion toward this animal, while criticizing the vices of its masters. Making the cat protagonist of the poem and showing its everyday life sufferings, Quevedo replicates closely the narrative model elaborated by Cervantes in <i>Coloquio de los perros</i>. As a result, Quevedo’s poem stands out among the satiric poetry that deals with animals in Golden Age literature.