Arrange the works in chronological sequence:
A) The Theatre of Revolt by Robert Brustein
B) The Theater of the Absurd by Martin Esslin
C) The Playwright as Thinker by Eric Bentley
D) Modern American Drama by C)W.E Bigsby
E) Modern Drama in Theory and Practice by L. N. Styan
Choose the correct answers from the options given below:

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

To arrange these significant works of drama criticism in chronological sequence, we identify the publication year for each of the books listed:
1. C) The Playwright as Thinker by Eric Bentley was published in 1946.
2. B) The Theater of the Absurd by Martin Esslin was published in 1961.
3. A) The Theatre of Revolt by Robert Brustein was published in 1964.
4. E) Modern Drama in Theory and Practice by J. L. Styan (misprinted as L. N. Styan in the question) was published in 1981.
5. D) Modern American Drama by C. W. E. Bigsby was published in 1992.

Ordering these years from the earliest to the most recent:
1946 (C) ⇒ 1961 (B) ⇒ 1964 (A) ⇒ 1981 (E) ⇒ 1992 (D)

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