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The Literary 100: The Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time - Page 5

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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Idylls of the King (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Idylls of the King
161
Alfred Lord Tennyson
In Memoriam (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
In Memoriam
162
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Shorter Poems (Catullus)
The Shorter Poems
163
Catullus
Poems 61–68 (Catullus)
Poems 61–68
164
Catullus
Don Juan (Lord Byron)
Don Juan
165
Lord Byron
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Lord Byron)
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
166
Lord Byron
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
167
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
168
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
169
Daniel Defoe
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
170
Daniel Defoe
West-Running Brook (Robert Frost)
West-Running Brook
171
Robert Frost
A Further Range (Robert Frost)
A Further Range
172
Robert Frost
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
173
Walter Scott
Rob Roy (Walter Scott)
Rob Roy
174
Walter Scott
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho (Sappho)
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho
175
Sappho
Sappho's Leap (Erica Jong)
Sappho's Leap
176
Erica Jong
The Recognition of Śakuntalā (Kālidāsa)
The Recognition of Śakuntalā
177
Kālidāsa
The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa (Kālidāsa)
The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa
178
Kālidāsa
Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
Tristram Shandy
179
Laurence Sterne
A Sentimental Journey (Laurence Sterne)
A Sentimental Journey
180
Laurence Sterne
Gypsy Ballads (Federico García Lorca)
Gypsy Ballads
181
Federico García Lorca
Poet in New York (Federico García Lorca)
Poet in New York
182
Federico García Lorca
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
183
Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
184
Oscar Wilde
The Inspector General (Nikolai Gogol)
The Inspector General
185
Nikolai Gogol
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
186
Nikolai Gogol
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
187
William Makepeace Thackeray
Barry Lyndon (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Barry Lyndon
188
William Makepeace Thackeray
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
189
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
190
Chinua Achebe
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (Chikamatsu Monzaemon)
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
191
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
The Love Suicides at Amijima (Chikamatsu Monzaemon)
The Love Suicides at Amijima
192
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
193
Ralph Ellison
Juneteenth (Ralph Ellison)
Juneteenth
194
Ralph Ellison
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
195
Jorge Luis Borges
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
196
Jorge Luis Borges
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
197
Albert Camus
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
198
Albert Camus
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Luigi Pirandello)
Six Characters in Search of an Author
199
Luigi Pirandello
The Late Mattia Pascal (Luigi Pirandello)
The Late Mattia Pascal
200
Luigi Pirandello
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