Boni & Liveright
E113909
Boni & Liveright was an influential early 20th-century American publishing house known for championing modernist and avant-garde literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boni & Liveright canonical | 22 |
| Boni and Liveright | 9 |
| Liveright | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boni & Liveright Context triple: [The Waste Land, publisher, Boni & Liveright]
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A.
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons is a historic American publishing company best known for releasing works by prominent authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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B.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
G. P. Putnam’s Sons is a long-established American publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles.
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C.
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf is a prestigious American publishing house known for its high-quality literary fiction and nonfiction titles.
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D.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company is an American independent publishing house known for its influential nonfiction, literary works, and widely used academic texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boni & Liveright Target entity description: Boni & Liveright was an influential early 20th-century American publishing house known for championing modernist and avant-garde literature.
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A.
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons is a historic American publishing company best known for releasing works by prominent authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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B.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
G. P. Putnam’s Sons is a long-established American publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles.
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C.
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf is a prestigious American publishing house known for its high-quality literary fiction and nonfiction titles.
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D.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company is an American independent publishing house known for its influential nonfiction, literary works, and widely used academic texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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publishing house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American modernism
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avant-garde movement ⓘ |
| businessModel | trade publishing ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalImpact | expanded acceptance of experimental writing in mainstream publishing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Albert Boni
ⓘ
Horace Liveright ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
avant-garde literature
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | book publishing ⓘ |
| influencedMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing experimental literature
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publishing controversial works ⓘ supporting young and emerging writers ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| market |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| medium | print books ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished |
Djuna Barnes
ⓘ
Ernest Hemingway ⓘ Eugene O’Neill ⓘ
linked to:
Eugene O'Neill
Sherwood Anderson ⓘ T. S. Eliot ⓘ Theodore Dreiser ⓘ William Faulkner ⓘ |
| notableWorkPublished |
The Waste Land
ⓘ
Winesburg, Ohio ⓘ early plays of Eugene O’Neill ⓘ |
| reputation | influential American literary publisher ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | helped introduce modernist authors to American readers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
drama
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| successor | Liveright Publishing Corporation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boni & Liveright Description of subject: Boni & Liveright was an influential early 20th-century American publishing house known for championing modernist and avant-garde literature.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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dramatic section "Kabnis"
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"Blood-Burning Moon"
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"Kabnis"
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subject linked to:
the book "Cane"
linked to: Boni & Liveright
subject linked to:
"Cane" (composite work)
linked to: Boni & Liveright
subject linked to:
Jean Toomer’s Cane cycle of stories and sketches
linked to: Boni & Liveright