hark back vs review

hark back

verb
  • To return to where one has previously been; to retrace one's steps. 

  • To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event). 

  • To call back (hounds); to recall. 

  • Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. 

noun
  • An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. 

  • An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event). 

review

verb
  • To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise. 

  • To survey; to look broadly over. 

  • To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination. 

  • To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. 

noun
  • A survey of the available items or material. 

  • A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. 

  • A stage show made up of topical sketches etc. 

  • A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs. 

  • A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. 

  • A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field. 

  • An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. 

  • A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code. 

How often have the words hark back and review occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )