Wayne C. Booth

Wayne Booth
Born22 February 1921
American Fork, Utah, United States
Died10 October 2005(2005-10-10) (aged 84)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Notable workA Rhetoric of Irony
The Craft of Research
Parent(s)Wayne Booth
Lillian

Wayne Clayson Booth (February 22, 1921 – October 10, 2005) was an American literary critic and rhetorician. He was the George Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in English Language & Literature and the College at the University of Chicago. His work followed largely from the Chicago school of literary criticism.

He received the Quantrell Award.