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Scholars of Mexican literature have focused their attention on writers of the fertile period following the Mexican Revolution (which lasted from 1910-1920), such as Laura Esquivel. These writers are often considered the leading figures of the Mexican literary canon, but nineteenth-century writers like Antonio Menendez de la Peña are just as_____ Mexican literature.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
overlooked in
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polarizing in
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essential to
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knowledgeable about
D