1. The Logic Structure:

The sentence utilizes a Binary Contrast structure.
- The Pivot: The phrase "rather than" creates a sharp division between how the works should be viewed and how they should not be viewed.
- The First Clause: Scholars now see the work as having "autonomous hermeneutic significance" (independent, self-contained meaning).
- The Goal: The blank must represent the opposite of "autonomous." We are looking for a pair of words that describe a relationship of being secondary, supportive, or dependent on a more "main" body of work (in this case, the work of men).

2. Evaluating the Choices (Grammar & Logic Audit):

- A. disparate from: (Logic Trap) Means essentially different in kind. If the works were "disparate from" men's writing, they would still be autonomous. This does not create the necessary contrast.
- B. ancillary to: (Correct) Means providing necessary support to the primary activities or being in a position of secondary importance. This perfectly contrasts with "autonomous."
- C. fungible with: (Vocabulary Trap) Means "interchangeable with." While women's writing was often ignored, the specific contrast here isn't about being "the same" as men's writing, but about being "secondary" to it.
- D. antagonistic toward: (Logic Trap) Means showing active opposition or hostility. There is no evidence in the sentence to suggest a conflict; the issue is one of value and hierarchy.
- E. subsidiary to: (Correct) Means less important than but related or supplementary to something else. Like ancillary, it places the writing in a "helper" or "minor" role.
- F. appurtenant to: (Complexity Trap) Means belonging; pertinent. While it implies a relationship, it is more neutral and often relates to legal property or accessories. In this context, it is not a precise synonym for the "secondary/minor" status required by the "autonomous" contrast.