To arrange the books chronologically, we start with
E: G.M. Foley’s Oral Traditional Literature, as it covers foundational concepts.
Next, we place A: G. N. Shuster’s The English Ode from Milton to Keats, focusing on earlier English poetry.
Then B: Paul H. Fry’s The Poet’s Calling in the English Ode logically follows as a more modern analysis.
C: John Heath-Stubbs’ The Ode builds on the discussions in A and B.
Finally, D: Carol Maddison’s Appollo and the Nine takes a broader historical view.
Thus, the correct order is ADCBE.