Ian McEwan is very much a product of the new British universities, those popularly known as "plate-glass universities" to distinguish them from the older "red-brick universities" at which writers such...
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Ian McEwan first came to public notice in 1975; he was immediately recognized as an important and new voice on the fictional scene. Along with Martin Amis and Julian Barnes, his contemporaries, he is ...
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In the following review, Lesser discusses the two phases of McEwan's career commonly identified by critics, examining such elements as plot, characterization, and style in Black Dogs.
Ian Mc...
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In the following review of Black Dogs, Brent commends McEwan's unsettling depiction of domestic violence, but finds his political commentary lifeless.
As we approach the year 2000, it is not...
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In the following review, Swartley presents a plot synopsis of Black Dogs, asserting that the character portraits of Bernard and June Tremaine and the attack on June by a pair of feral dogs both reflec...
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In the following excerpt, Fried examines various aspects of Black Dogs, such as its handling of domestic violence, the importance of Jeremy in comparison to protagonists June and Bernard, its portraya...
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In the following excerpt, Feeney offers praise for Black Dogs, lauding its “scope, depth, and unity,” and its treatment of such themes as politics, religion, the quest for family, and Eu...
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Teaching Black Dogs
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Sydney (dpa) - Winston Churchill suffered from clinical depression
and called his bouts with the affliction a visit from the black dog.
He had lots of worries, but global wa...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan animal lovers have captured a stray dog that
for two years had posed a traffic hazard on a Taiwan expressway, but
in the process they angered police wh...
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On the morning after Led Zeppelin's long-awaited reunion concert, the music reviewers were already calling for more.Playing a full set for the first time in nearly three decades, the authors of "St...
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Angouleme, France (dpa) - Veteran French rider Sandy Casar
overcame a crash early in the race and won Friday's 18th stage of the
Tour de France.
Alberto Conta...
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After that performance, Led Zeppelin really must go on tour.The reunited rock 'n' roll legends were superb Monday in their first full concert in nearly three decades, mixing in classics like "Stair...
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LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Led Zeppelin had a lot to live up
to after the hype surrounding their reunion gig on Monday night,
but the British rockers pulled it off so successfully that
critics and...
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The first preview begins in three days, and Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre is in full traffic mode. Stagehands, dressers, the house electrician, a company manager, even a press agent or two cri...
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Ian (Russell) McEwan
Critical Review by Wendy Lesser
Driving away the little black dog
