Theater construction of two captive souls clothed in furs: Segismundo and Astolfo

Abstract

In the absence of a critical edition and other detailed studies on the textual and theatrical dimension of the comedy Las Amazonas, by Antonio de Solís, this work aims to make a first approach by analyzing the construction of the theatrical behavior of its main character, Astolfo, taking as a starting point the conviction that there are diverse correspondences between this and the one that Calderón de la Barca configures to star in the masterpiece of his dramatic production, Segismundo, of La vida es sueño. We will try to unravel the points of connection between the two, taking into account, of course, of the set of theatrical, literary and epistemological elements with which the personality of the characters is configured, respectively, and of the subtleties of each playwright.