Le dramaturge absent du plateau ? Figuration du poeta et de l’autor dans le théâtre espagnol de la première moitié du xvii^e siècle

Echoing the separation of the functions that accompanies the professionalization of the theater at the end of the sixteenth century, classical Spanish distinguishes two terms: on the one hand, poeta, which refers to the playwright; on the other, autor de comedias, which refers to the stage manager, head of the troupe and director, who was often also an actor. This article focuses on the representation of these different figures of authority in the theater of Cervantes and Lope de Vega.