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Arrange the following texts of critical theory in the correct chronological order of their publication.
A. Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge
B. Roland Barthes' Mythologies
C. Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology
D. Jacques Lacan's Ecrits
E. Jean-Francois Lyotard's - The Postmodern Condition: A report on Knowledge
1. DEBCA
2. ABCDE
3. BDCAE
4. BCDEA
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Let's walk through the publication dates of each of the works to understand how option 3: BDCAE is the correct chronological order.
B. Roland Barthes' Mythologies – 1957
A collection of essays on modern myths found in culture, one of the foundational texts of structuralism.
D. Jacques Lacan's Écrits – 1966
A compilation of Lacan's major psychoanalytic essays, important in structuralist and poststructuralist thought.
C. Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology – 1967
A groundbreaking work that introduced the concept of deconstruction.
A. Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge – 1969
Foucault’s methodological text on how knowledge systems are formed and transformed over time.
E. Jean-François Lyotard's The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge – 1979
A foundational text in postmodern philosophy that critiques grand narratives.
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