Algonquin Round Table
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The Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, and actors in the 1920s known for their sharp wit, wordplay, and influential contributions to American humor and literature.
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| Algonquin Round Table canonical | 14 |
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Target entity: Algonquin Round Table Context triple: [Robert Benchley, memberOf, Algonquin Round Table]
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Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was an influential early 20th-century circle of English writers, artists, and intellectuals known for their modernist ideas, progressive politics, and unconventional personal relationships.
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The Hemingway Society
The Hemingway Society is a literary organization dedicated to promoting the study, appreciation, and legacy of Ernest Hemingway through scholarship, events, and awards.
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Transcendental Club
The Transcendental Club was a 19th-century intellectual circle in New England that gathered writers and philosophers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to discuss and promote transcendentalist ideas.
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Surrealist Group in New York
The Surrealist Group in New York was a collective of artists and writers who continued and adapted European Surrealist ideas in mid-20th-century New York, significantly influencing American avant-garde art and literature.
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Harlem Art Workshop
Harlem Art Workshop was a community-based art education program in Harlem that played a key role in nurturing African American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, including painter Jacob Lawrence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Algonquin Round Table Target entity description: The Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, and actors in the 1920s known for their sharp wit, wordplay, and influential contributions to American humor and literature.
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A.
Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was an influential early 20th-century circle of English writers, artists, and intellectuals known for their modernist ideas, progressive politics, and unconventional personal relationships.
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B.
The Hemingway Society
The Hemingway Society is a literary organization dedicated to promoting the study, appreciation, and legacy of Ernest Hemingway through scholarship, events, and awards.
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C.
Transcendental Club
The Transcendental Club was a 19th-century intellectual circle in New England that gathered writers and philosophers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to discuss and promote transcendentalist ideas.
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D.
Surrealist Group in New York
The Surrealist Group in New York was a collective of artists and writers who continued and adapted European Surrealist ideas in mid-20th-century New York, significantly influencing American avant-garde art and literature.
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E.
Harlem Art Workshop
Harlem Art Workshop was a community-based art education program in Harlem that played a key role in nurturing African American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, including painter Jacob Lawrence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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literary circle ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | around 1929 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American literature
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drama ⓘ journalism ⓘ theatre criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
journalistic influence
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literary collaboration ⓘ sharp wit ⓘ urban sophistication ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alexander Woollcott
NERFINISHED
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Deems Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Ogden Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Edna Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Edna Ferber NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin P. Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpo Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Heywood Broun NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Morrie Ryskind NERFINISHED ⓘ Neysa McMein NERFINISHED ⓘ Noël Coward (visitor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring Lardner (associate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallulah Bankhead (occasional participant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century American satire
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American humor ⓘ Broadway comedy ⓘ The New Yorker style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Algonquin Hotel
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
wit
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wordplay ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Algonquin Hotel Rose Room
NERFINISHED
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Algonquin Hotel dining room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Vicious Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Broadway reviews
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New York Times pieces ⓘ New York World columns NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker (indirectly through founding members) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity Fair contributions ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
daily luncheon meetings
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vicious circle gatherings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
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