Which of the following is true of Edward Said's Orientalism?

1. A. It was published in 1979.
2. B. It draws on Foucault's notion of discourse.
3. C. It analyses 'imaginative geography' and representations of the Orient.
4. D. It is a foundational text of postcolonial theory.
5. E. It relies on Barthes's 'death of the author'.

1. A(A), (B) and (E) only
2. B(A), (B) and (C) only
3. C(A), (C) and (E) only
4. D(B), (C) and (D) only

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Correct answer: D. (B), (C) and (D) only

Explanation

Orientalism appeared in 1978. Said reads the Orient as a Western discursive formation (Foucault), with its own 'imaginative geography', and the book founded colonial discourse analysis. He insists on the author's imprint, rejecting the 'death of the author'.