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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barney Rosset canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
free speech activist
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human ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
First Amendment rights
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literary freedom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beat Generation writers
NERFINISHED
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censorship battles in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Grove Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rosset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book publishing
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independent publishing ⓘ literary editing ⓘ |
| founded | Evergreen Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
Beat literature
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avant-garde literature ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Barney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural gatekeeper for experimental literature
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defendant in obscenity court cases ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. obscenity law jurisprudence
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publishing standards for explicit literature in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing avant-garde literature to American readers
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challenging U.S. obscenity laws ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | free speech movement in publishing ⓘ |
| name | Barney Rosset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding Evergreen Review
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free speech advocacy ⓘ landmark obscenity trials in the United States ⓘ publishing controversial literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
publication of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
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publication of Naked Lunch ⓘ publication of Tropic of Cancer ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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film producer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| ownerOf | Grove Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
owner of Grove Press
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publisher at Grove Press ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
Evergreen Review
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover NERFINISHED ⓘ Naked Lunch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tropic of Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
legal battle over Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscenity charges
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legal battle over Naked Lunch obscenity charges ⓘ legal battle over Tropic of Cancer obscenity charges ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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