Though mostly unknown, the 19th century novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton are subject to an inescapable ____________, since today the author, for the opening line – "It was a dark and stormy night" – has been awarded the distinction of an annual contest, in which the winning entrant is the one who concocts a faux opening line that is by turns the most groan-inducing and prosaic. A. relevance B. trepidation C. banality D. opprobrium E. commemoration