Okay--shameless plug here, but the topic invited it. :) Some years back, my better half, Harry Turtledove, did an alternate history novel called RULED BRITANNIA, set in a world in which the Spanish Armada succeeded. Will is placed in the difficult position of helping the secret English rebellion (by writing a play to inspire the masses) the same time the Spanish court has requested he compose a play in homage to Philip II. The other viewpoint character is Spanish playwright Lope de Vega--who admires Will and English theatre, but is nonetheless true to his own country. So we get a nice clash of politics, religion, espionage, and lots of theatre. Harry's not allowed to a favorite of the 100-plus books he's written, but this is my fave of his work.
And yes, Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare.
Laura |
