Lupi bestiae ferae sunt. El lobo y sus significados en los discursos gráficos y literarios del Occidente Medieval (siglos IX-XV)

Resumen: El lobo, animal peligroso, huidizo, sigiloso, voraz y salvaje, tuvo una presen-cia importante en el paisaje artístico-literario del Occidente medieval. Al ser una bestia vinculada a la noche, a paisajes oscuros y a lo demoníaco, aparecerá plasmada cercana al bosque, quedando acentuados los límites entre la naturaleza salvaje y el ámbito civilizado. Su figura destaca al albergar un gran cúmulo de significados referidos a sus acciones noci-vas contra el ser humano, tal como pode-mos constatar en códices diversos como los Beatos hispánicos, bestiarios franceses e ingleses. En el presente trabajo, nos pro-ponemos reflexionar sobre los significados Abstract: The wolf, a dangerous and elusive animal of stealthy step, of voracious and wild behavior, had a significant presence in the artistic-literary landscape of the medieval West. Due to, it was a beast associated with the night, the dark landscapes and the devil. It will appear near to the forest, being pointed the boundaries between wild nature and civilized area. Its figure stands out on having sheltered an enormous heap of meanings referred to his harmful actions against the human being, as we can state in different manuscripts , such as the Hispanic Beatus, French and English bestiaries. In this paper, we propose to reflect on the meanings that underlie the representations of the wolf, based on an analysis of varied images and textual sources,