English Language · English Literature

Read the following statements carefully: A. Patrick White, Christina Stead and Robertson Davies are famous Australian novelists. B. The notion of 'civilized barbarity' was anticipated in H. Rider Haggard's 1887 novel Allan Quatermain, in which 'Civilization' is said to be 'only savagery silver-gilt'. C. Novels like The French Lieutenant's Woman, Midnight's Children and Waterland deconstruct traditional notions of history and subjectivity. D. O'Brien's Country Girls trilogy and McGahern's The Dark which were banned in Ireland were published during the 1950s. E. The trauma of the mid-century years accounts for the prevalence of dystopian elements in novels like A Clockwork Orange, Lanark and The Handmaid's Tale. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: