List of Illustrations List of Contributors Introduction. Animal Symbolism in Hispanic Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Dayby Lauren Beck, Ailén Cruz, and Samantha Penina Ruckenstein Part I: 16th-18th Centuries - The First Proverbial Transatlantic Zoo Chapter 1. The Transatlantic Bestiaries of Felipe Guamán Poma (Waman Puma), c. 1615 by Lauren Beck Chapter 2. Monsters, American Animals, and Mirabilia in Gerónimo de Huerta and his Translation of the Natural History (1624) by Penélope Marcela Fernández Izaguirre Chapter 3. (In)human Nature: Discourses over the Distinctions between Man and Beast in the Indigenous-Language Christian Pedagogies of New Spain by Tania Bride Chapter 4. "La natural inclinación se olvida:" Animal Transformation in Cervantes by Adrián Collado Part II: 20th Century - Prowling for Pathways toward a New Future Chapter 5. Uncanny Urodeles: The Case of Julio Cortázar's "Axolotl" by Ailén Cruz Chapter 6.

Animal Skins/Human Souls: Figurations of the Jaguar in Contemporary Brazilian and Spanish American Literature by Odile Cisneros Chapter 7. Of Nahuals and Angels: Neoliberal Reinterpretations and Transnational Mythology in Édgar Clément's Operación Bolívarby Alejandro Ramírez-Méndez Chapter 8. "Fausto" and Marina : Cats, Sickness, and Twentieth Century Spain by Samantha Penina Ruckenstein Part III: 21st Century - In the Beast's Clothing Chapter 9. Animal Adventures for Gabriela Cabezón Cámara's China Iron by Elena Campero Chapter 10. Colonizing Monsters and Decolonizing Beasts: The Case of Mariana Enriquez's Our Share of Nigh t by Alba Devo Colis Chapter 11. Forms of the Beast: The Figure of the Werewolf in Three Recent Mexican Novels by Alejandro Soifer Chapter 12. Animal Metaphors and Gender Violence in Contemporary Spain: (Non)Fictional Narratives by Irene López-Rodríguez.