1. Homer Homer, a blind poet in ancient Greece. Homer is the author of two famous ancient Greek epics, Iliad and Odyssey. His masterpiece Homer's Epic has long influenced western religions, cultures and ethics.
2. Dante Dante Alighieri. Italian poet, the founder of modern Italy and one of the pioneers of the European Renaissance, is famous for his long poem Divine Comedy. In addition to The Divine Comedy, Dante also wrote poetry anthology New Life, Poetics of Language, Feast of Philosophy and Theology, and Monarchy in Political Science.
3. Goethe Goethe (1749-1832) was the most important playwright, poet and thinker in Germany and Europe from the middle of18th century to the beginning of19th century. Goethe has made outstanding achievements in literary theory, philosophy, history, modeling design and other aspects besides poetry, drama and novels. Masterpieces: Young Werther, Faust and Prometheus.
4. Byron Byron (1788— 1824) is an English poet. Support the democratic thought of the people's revolution, strive for the ideal of democracy, freedom and national liberation all your life, and strive to create. His works are of great historical significance and artistic value. His major works include The Pagan and Harold's Travels.
5. Shakespeare. Shakespeare (1564— 16 16) was a great dramatist and poet in the English Renaissance. Representative works include: four tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Comedy: The Merchant of Venice, Drama (tragicomedy): Romeo and Juliet. These works show the most full bourgeois humanism in Europe and are literary masters in the Renaissance.
6. Hugo Hugo (1802-1885)19 th century French great novelist and famous poet. His masterpieces include Notre Dame de Paris and Les Miserables. With superb skills, broad life pictures and rich contents, his works expose and strongly condemn the evils of autocratic system and reactionary church, and express sympathy for the tragic experiences of the lower classes.
7. Tagore Tagore (1861-1941) is an Indian poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and social activist. He wrote more than 50 poems, 12 novels, 100 short stories and more than 20 plays in his life. Masterpieces: Gitanjali, Birds and Crescent Moon. There are literature, philosophy, politics, travel notes, letters and so on.
8. lev tolstoy. Lev tolstoy (1828— 19 10) was the greatest Russian writer in the 9th century. 65438-0840 entered Kazan University and was influenced by Rousseau, Montesquieu and other enlightenment thinkers. His representative works include War and Peace, Teenager, Confession and Resurrection.
9. Gorky. Maxim Gorky, a proletarian writer in the former Soviet Union. Lenin, the founder of socialist realistic literature, called him "the most outstanding representative of proletarian art". His representative works include Childhood, On Earth, My University and so on.
10. Lu Xun. Lu Xun (1881-1936), formerly known as Zhou Shuren, was a great writer, thinker and revolutionary, and one of the founders of modern literature in China. Lu Xun's life has made great contributions to China's cultural undertakings. His works include Diary of a Madman, Scream, Morning Flowers and The True Story of Ah Q, etc.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten Writers in the World