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Wayne C. Booth

American academic · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1921 to 2005 · aged 84

Wayne Clayson Booth 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.

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2005Died10 October 20051981Gordon J. Laing AwardAward1969Guggenheim FellowshipAward1956Guggenheim FellowshipAward1921Born22 February 1921

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Gordon J. Laing Award1981
Guggenheim Fellowship1969
Guggenheim Fellowship1956

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2005 · aged 84

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