Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although Paul Bowles wrote many musical pieces during his prolific career, his work as a composer was ultimately ------- his writing, for which he received the most acclaim.

(A) demolished by
(B) paramount to
(C) overshadowed by
(D) adjacent to
(E) precluded by

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