Arrange the following theories in the chronological order of their emergence:

1. A. Structuralism
2. B. Psychoanalysis
3. C. Ecocriticism
4. D. Orientalism (colonial discourse analysis)
5. E. New Criticism

1. AE, B, D, C, A
2. BE, A, C, B, D
3. CB, E, D, A, C
4. DB, E, A, D, C

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Correct answer: D. B, E, A, D, C

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Psychoanalysis (Freud, 1899–1900) → New Criticism (1930s–40s) → Structuralism (in criticism, 1950s–60s) → Orientalism (Said, 1978) → Ecocriticism (1990s, ASLE 1992; Glotfelty and Fromm 1996).