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.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

To determine the correct chronological order, we can look at the original publication years of each of these landmark texts of critical theory:
1. B) Mythologies by Roland Barthes was first published in French in 1957.
2. D) Écrits by Jacques Lacan was published in French in 1966.
3. C) Of Grammatology (De la grammatologie) by Jacques Derrida was published in French in 1967.
4. A) The Archaeology of Knowledge (L'Archéologie du savoir) by Michel Foucault was published in French in 1969.
5. E) The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (La Condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir) by Jean-François Lyotard was published in French in 1979.

Arranging these years in chronological order from earliest to latest:
1957 (B) ⇒ 1966 (D) ⇒ 1967 (C) ⇒ 1969 (A) ⇒ 1979 (E)

Therefore, the correct chronological sequence is B, D, C, A, E.