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The Literary 100: The Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time - Page 2

Something much less frivolous than my recent challenges. This is an epic challenge (not least in terms of the time it took to assemble). It is derived from "The Literary 100, Revised Edition: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time" (Daniel S.Burt, 2009).
The authors are ranked in descending order. I have chosen 2 representative works for each of them (except for Sappho, in which case I have inserted Erica Jong's "Sappho's Leap " into the 2nd spot (176). The chosen works might not have been mentioned in the source book.
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Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
41
George Eliot
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
42
George Eliot
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
43
Euripides
The Trojan Women (Euripides)
The Trojan Women
44
Euripides
Lyrical Ballads (William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Lyrical Ballads
45
William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Prelude (William Wordsworth)
The Prelude
46
William Wordsworth
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
47
Herman Melville
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
48
Herman Melville
Complete Poems of John Keats (John Keats)
Complete Poems of John Keats
49
John Keats
Letters of John Keats (John Keats)
Letters of John Keats
50
John Keats
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
51
Ovid
Ars Amatoria (Ovid)
Ars Amatoria
52
Ovid
The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
The Oresteia
53
Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
54
Aeschylus
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry (Du Fu)
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry
55
Du Fu
Spring in the Ruined City (Du Fu)
Spring in the Ruined City
56
Du Fu
Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and Experience
57
William Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (William Blake)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
58
William Blake
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
59
Gustave Flaubert
Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
Sentimental Education
60
Gustave Flaubert
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
61
Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
62
Franz Kafka
Tartuffe (Molière)
Tartuffe
63
Molière
The Misanthrope (Jean-Baptiste Moliere)
The Misanthrope
64
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
The Complete English Poems (John Donne)
The Complete English Poems
65
John Donne
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel (John Donne)
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
66
John Donne
The Birds (Aristophanes)
The Birds
67
Aristophanes
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
68
Aristophanes
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
69
Thomas Mann
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
70
Thomas Mann
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
71
Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)
Hedda Gabler
72
Henrik Ibsen
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
73
Anton Chekov
Stories (Anton Chekhov)
Stories
74
Anton Chekhov
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
75
Henry James
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
76
Henry James
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
77
Walt Whitman
Civil War Poetry and Prose (Walt Whitman)
Civil War Poetry and Prose
78
Walt Whitman
Old Man Goriot (Honoré De Balzac)
Old Man Goriot
79
Honoré De Balzac
Lost Illusions (Honoré De Balzac)
Lost Illusions
80
Honoré De Balzac
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