Barney Rosset

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Barney Rosset was an influential American publisher and free-speech advocate best known for championing controversial and avant-garde literature, including landmark obscenity battles over works like "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" and "Tropic of Cancer."

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instanceOf free speech activist
human
publisher
advocatedFor First Amendment rights
literary freedom
associatedWith Beat Generation writers NERFINISHED
censorship battles in the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Grove Press NERFINISHED
familyName Rosset NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork book publishing
independent publishing
literary editing
founded Evergreen Review NERFINISHED
genrePublished Beat literature
avant-garde literature
modernist literature
givenName Barney NERFINISHED
hasRole cultural gatekeeper for experimental literature
defendant in obscenity court cases
influenced U.S. obscenity law jurisprudence
publishing standards for explicit literature in the United States
knownFor bringing avant-garde literature to American readers
challenging U.S. obscenity laws
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement free speech movement in publishing
name Barney Rosset NERFINISHED
notableFor founding Evergreen Review
free speech advocacy
landmark obscenity trials in the United States
publishing controversial literature
notableWork publication of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
publication of Naked Lunch
publication of Tropic of Cancer
occupation editor
film producer
publisher
ownerOf Grove Press NERFINISHED
positionHeld owner of Grove Press
publisher at Grove Press
publisherOf Evergreen Review NERFINISHED
Lady Chatterley’s Lover NERFINISHED
Naked Lunch NERFINISHED
Tropic of Cancer NERFINISHED
significantEvent legal battle over Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscenity charges
legal battle over Naked Lunch obscenity charges
legal battle over Tropic of Cancer obscenity charges
workLocation New York City

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Grove Press foundedBy Barney Rosset