Mechanisms of Authorial Coalescence and Synergy under the Ancien Régime

This article focuses on the concept of co-creation in playwriting and stage-production. It attempts to assess the friable, or at least volatile, part of creation at the Comédie-Française in the 18^th century, by examining the forces brought into play and in action by the various stakeholders. It examines the creative process from a diachronic perspective: from writing to rehearsal and from staging to premiere.