CRITIQUE
September 2014
A personal reminiscence of the Nobel laureate, whose anti-apartheid novels masked her own ruthless ideology
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July/August 2014
A hundred and fifty years after his death, John Clare remains the
greatest lyricist of country life
greatest lyricist of country life
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June 2014
The presenter the BBC chooses to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal series has a tough act to follow
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May 2014
Music's artistic merit does not depend on academic criteria-as I know from experience
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