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

This article explores the poem «Consultacion 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 Coloquio de los perros . As a result, Quevedo’s poem stands out among the satiric poetry that deals with animals in Golden Age literature.