简介:Masterpiecesofworldliterature,classicalorcontemporary,havebeenavailableinChinesetranslationsincethebeginningofthe20thcentury.TheyoutweighbyfarthetranslationsofChineseliteraryworks.OverseasliteraturehashadperceptibleinfluenceonChinesemodernliteratureandperformancearts.ThefollowingtenwritersandplaywrightsareconsideredleadingforeignliterarymastersbyChineseloversofnon-Chineseliterature.