Arrange the following in accordance with their dates of first publication:
A) Edward Said, Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient
B) Fredric Jameson, The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act
C) TS Eliot, Notes towards the Definition of Culture
D) Raymond Williams, Keywords
E) Ian Watt, The Rise of the Novel
Choose the correct answer from the following options:

The correct option is C, E, D, A, B.

To arrange the given literary and critical works chronologically in accordance with their dates of first publication, we look at the publication year of each work:
1. C) T.S. Eliot, Notes towards the Definition of Culture: First published in 1948. In this influential work, Eliot discusses the definition of culture and its essential conditions, including the roles of class, family, and religion.
2. E) Ian Watt, The Rise of the Novel: First published in 1957. Watt's seminal study explores the social and literary conditions that led to the emergence of the novel in the early 18th century, focusing on Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding.
3. D) Raymond Williams, Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society: First published in 1976. Williams analyzes the history, development, and shifting meanings of key vocabulary words that shape discussions of culture and society.
4. A) Edward Said, Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient: First published in 1978. Said examines the Western cultural and academic representations of the East, laying the foundation for modern postcolonial studies.
5. B) Fredric Jameson, The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act: First published in 1981. Jameson outlines a Marxist framework for literary interpretation, proposing that political history is the ultimate horizon of all reading and interpretation.

Arraining these publication dates in ascending chronological order:
1948 (C) → 1957 (E) → 1976 (D) → 1978 (A) → 1981 (B)
This corresponds to the sequence: C, E, D, A, B.