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Arrange the following literary theories/movements in chronological order of their emergence :
A. Cultural Studies
B. Postmodernism
C. Feminism
D. Surrealism
E. Reception Theory
(1) A,C,B,D,E
(2) C,D,A,B,E
(3) E, A,B, D,C
(4) D,A,C,E, B
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Surrealism (D) - Originated in the early 20th century, particularly in the 1920s.
Feminism (C) - Feminist literary theory gained prominence starting from the 1960s and particularly in the 1970s with the rise of the second wave of feminism.
Cultural Studies (A) - Cultural Studies emerged in the late 20th century, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, drawing from disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, and literary criticism.
Reception Theory (E) - Reception Theory began to develop in the mid-20th century, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on how texts are received and interpreted by readers.
Postmodernism (B) - Postmodernism gained prominence from the mid-20th century onward, with its peak influence in the latter half of the 20th century, roughly from the 1950s to the 1990s.
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