In Defiance of Time
Author | : Angus Vine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2010-06-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199566198 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199566194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis In Defiance of Time by : Angus Vine
Download or read book In Defiance of Time written by Angus Vine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Defiance of Time contends that the antiquarian project, integral to early modern literary and intellectual culture, depended on the antiquaries' capacity to restore - in their imagination at least - the fragments of the past. It offers original readings of important authors such as Leland, Stow, Spenser, Camden, Drayton, and Selden.