George Sand (Aurore Lucile Dupin) was one of the first
European writers to consider the rural poor to be
legitimate subjects for literature and portray these
with sympathy and respect in her novels.

(A) to be legitimate subjects for literature and
portray these
(B) should be legitimate subjects for literature and
portray these
(C) as being legitimate subjects for literature and
portraying them
(D) as if they were legitimate subjects for literature
and portray them
(E) legitimate subjects for literature and to portray
them