: In England, the Star Chamber was the primary venue for prosecuting "famous libels" (libellis famosis), often viewing written defamation as more dangerous than spoken slander because of its permanent nature.
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: The genre was predominantly characterized by an "aggressively masculine" voice that often used female bodies as metaphors for political corruption. : In England, the Star Chamber was the