La edición de las acotaciones

The main objective of this article is to clarify both the meaning of the use of the word aparte (aside) in the autographs of Lope de Vega, and the use of other verbal expressions or graphic marks that refer to the disposition of the actors on the stage to speak separately, with obvious spatial and enunciative implications. Therefore, the article deals with the use of ‘aside’ in the Spanish Comedia, the indication of the ‘asides’ in the manuscripts and printed texts of the 17h century, its treatment in the edition of modern dramatic texts, and the perspectives that the digital medium opens for the edition of the stage directions and, in particular, of those that indicate the asides.