The ins and outs of a list of plays by Calderón

In 1682, Don Juan de Vera Tassis published two lists of plays circulating under Calderón’s name: one in which he listed those plays he considered really written by Calderón, and another one including those plays which he believed were not his. These lists are the longest of their sort which has come down to us from the 17th century. In this paper, the internal organization of these lists is examined, as well as the possible origin of the knowledge reflected in them, not only so as to determine their degree of authority, but also for what they tell us about the texts which this posthumous editor of 108 plays by Calderón had at his disposal. Don Juan de Vera Tassis publicó en 1682 dos listas de comedias que circulaban con el nombre de Calderón. En una de ellas enumeraba las que consideraba realmente suyas, y en la otra las que creía que no lo eran. Son las listas más extensas de su índole que nos ha legado el siglo XVII. En este artículo, se indaga en su organización interna y la posible procedencia de los conocimientos reflejados en ellas, no sólo para calibrar su grado de autoridad, sino sobre todo por lo que pueden enseñarnos sobre los textos que tenía a su disposición este editor póstumo de 108 comedias de Calderón.