Chronologically arrange the following works according to
the year of publication.

A. Gauri Viswanathan’s Masks of Conquests.
B. Meenakshi Mukherjee’s The Twice Born Fiction.
C. G. N. Devy’s After Amnesia
D. M. K. Naik’s A History of Indian English Literature
E. Harish Trivedi’s Colonial Transactions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

To arrange these significant critical works in chronological order, we examine the publication year of each book:

1. B. Meenakshi Mukherjee’s The Twice Born Fiction: Published in 1971. This seminal book investigates the themes and techniques of the Indian novel in English.
2. D. M. K. Naik’s A History of Indian English Literature: Published in 1982. This work provides a comprehensive historical account of the growth of Indian writing in English.
3. A. Gauri Viswanathan’s Masks of Conquest: Literary Study and British Rule in India: Published in 1989. This study analyzes the implementation of English literary studies in India under British rule.
4. C. G. N. Devy’s After Amnesia: Tradition and Change in Indian Literary Criticism: Published in 1992. This book focuses on the historical progression and changes in Indian literary criticism.
5. E. Harish Trivedi’s Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India: Published in 1993. This work discusses the literary and cultural relations between India and the West.

Ordering the publication years from earliest to latest (1971, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1993) gives the correct chronological sequence: B, D, A, C, E.