In defiance of time [electronic resource] : antiquarian writing in early modern England / Angus Vine. Vine, Angus Edmund. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. Humanism in literature. History in literature. National characteristics, English, in literature. PR428.H57 820.935809031 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 'In Defiance of Time' contends that the antiquarian project integral to early modern literary & intellectual culture depended on the antiquaries' capacity to restore - in their imagination at least - the fragments of the past. It offers readings of important authors such as Leland, Stow, Spenser Camden, Drayton, & Selden. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (ix, 244 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199566198.001.0001 eng