In the course of this process of searching for and affirming the specificity of the phenomenon of theatre with respect to the other arts, there has been, in the last few decades, a broadening of the concepts of playwriting and dramatic scriptwriting together with an increase in their complexity, and this development has been the occasion for a prolific examination of the connections between theatre and literature.
A partir de este proceso de búsqueda y afirmación de la especificidad del fenómeno teatral respecto de otras artes, en las últimas décadas se produce una ampliación y complejización de los conceptos de dramaturgia y escritura dramática que da lugar a una prolífica revisión de los vínculos entre teatro y literatura.