This article provides one of the first studies of two late works by George Chapman, “Pro Vere” (1622) and “A iustification of a strange action of Nero” (1629). Through a close examination of these works, and through situating Chapman’s texts alongside other neglected works of the 1620s that voiced opposition to the Stuart court and kings, the article examines the critical and subversive role that classical history and gendered language played in forging ideological conflict in England during the Stuart period. More broadly, the article seeks to demonstrate the importance of studying imaginative writings for understanding Stuart political culture.

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批判国王：17世纪英格兰的性别、古典历史和颠覆性写作

本文提供了对乔治·查普曼 (George Chapman) 两部晚期作品的首批研究之一，即“Pro Vere”（1622 年）和“Nero 的奇怪行为的合理化”（1629 年）。通过仔细研究这些作品，并将查普曼的文本与 1620 年代其他反对斯图亚特宫廷和国王的作品放在一起，本文探讨了古典历史和性别语言在塑造意识形态冲突中所起的批判性和颠覆性作用。斯图亚特时期的英国。更广泛地说，这篇文章试图证明研究富有想象力的作品对于理解斯图亚特政治文化的重要性。