Agreed, but then again, I was also hoping to see more than Goethe-Boccacio-Joyce-Homer-Pushkin folks. Of course, the focus would, and should, be on works that have "had a great impact on European thought," as you said, but lesser-known artists from not so obvious countries in European litterature would have their place on the list, too. There may not be a Wilde of Malta or a Schiller of Slovenia, but if they've had national or regional importance on some level, it would be interesting to see them listed by people from these particular areas.