Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Indeterminacy of Natural Law
Part One | Origins
1. The Very Notion of “Real” Reciprocity between Literature and Science
2. The Power Dynamics of Sexual Selection
3. Translations, Translators, and the Sexual Politics of Sexual Selection in Spain
Part Two | Adaptations
4. Suitors and Selectors – Jacinto Octavio Picon
5. Rivalries and Rituals – Leopoldo Alas (Clarin)
6. Heirs and Errors – Benito Perez Galdos
Part Three | Speciations
7. A Romance with Darwin in the Evolutionary Noche of Alejandro Sawa
8. The Religious Descent of Armando Palacia Valdes
9. Emilia Pardo Bazan, Reproduction, and Change
Conclusion: The Imperfect Science of Conscience
Notes
Works Cited
Index