Editing Wayne C. Booth (section)

{{Short description|American academic (1921–2005)}}
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'''Wayne Clayson Booth''' (February 22, 1921, in [[American Fork, Utah]] – October 10, 2005, in [[Chicago, Illinois]]) was an American [[literary critic]] and [[rhetorician]]. He was the [[George M. 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 (literary criticism)|Chicago school]] of [[literary criticism]].