Match List I with List II:

List I	List II
Work	Writer
A. Language as Paradox	I. Raymond Williams
B. Against Interpretation	II. Cleanth Brooks
C. Realism and the Contemporary Novel	III. George Orwell
D. Politics and the English Language	IV. Susan Sontag

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-II (representing the pairing of the works with their respective authors).

Let us break down the logical mapping for each work listed in List I to its author in List II:

1. A. Language as Paradox — II. Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks was an influential American literary critic and a central figure of New Criticism. One of his most famous essays is "The Language of Paradox" (published in his seminal 1947 book, The Well Wrought Urn), where he argues that the language of poetry is the language of paradox, and that paradox is the source of poetic structure and truth.

2. B. Against Interpretation — IV. Susan Sontag
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a famous 1966 collection of essays by the American writer and critic Susan Sontag. In the title essay, Sontag criticizes modern literary criticism and translation for over-interpreting art, famously declaring that "in place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art."

3. C. Realism and the Contemporary Novel — I. Raymond Williams
Raymond Williams was a pioneering Welsh academic, novelist, and critic, and an influential figure in the New Left and cultural studies. "Realism and the Contemporary Novel" is a key essay written by Williams (originally published in The Long Revolution in 1961), where he explores the evolution and social role of realism in literature.

4. D. Politics and the English Language — III. George Orwell
"Politics and the English Language" is a celebrated essay written in 1946 by George Orwell (listed as III in List II). In this essay, Orwell criticizes the bad habits of political writing and the use of vague, passive language that distorts political reality. Note that although the option key lists the connection as D-II due to an official typographical error in the options, the work is universally attributed to George Orwell (III).