Wayne C. Booth
Wayne Booth | |
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| Born | 22 February 1921 American Fork, Utah, United States |
| Died | 10 October 2005 (aged 84) |
| Notable work | A Rhetoric of Irony The Craft of Research |
| Parent(s) | Wayne Booth Lillian |
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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.