No Island Is an Island: Four Glances at English Literature in a World Perspective

Through paired eclectic readings, the noted U. of California, Los Angeles "microhistorian" illuminates four works of early modern English literature about fictitious or real islands: More's Utopia , Bayle's Dictionary , Sterne's Tristram Shandy , and Robert Lewis Stevenson's "The Bottle Imp." Includes book and art illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)