La comedia de secretario de Lope y Tirso en la escena italiana del XVII: refundiciones, combinaciones y engarces

The subgenre of secretary comedy in the Spanish Golden Age theatre centres on plays that explore the romantic conflict tied to the issue of social inequality—whether real or apparent—between a noblewoman and her secretary, as well as the consequences arising from this dilemma. Based on the close structural connection shared by El perro del hortelano by Lope de Vega, El vergonzoso en palacio and El castigo del penseque by Tirso de Molina, this study aims to examine the presence of these three comedies in the dramatic repertoire of Teodoro Ameyden, Giacinto Andrea Cicognini, Arcangelo Spagna, and Giovan Battista Pasca. These Spanish works are sometimes re-adapted in Italian texts, giving rise to phenomena of narrative combination and interweaving.