Here are some of his most notable works:
* "Rhetorical Hermeneutics: Invention and Interpretation in the Age of Science" (1993): This book is one of Mailloux's most important works, arguing for the importance of rhetorical analysis in understanding texts.
* "Interpretative Conventions: The Rhetoric of Literary Studies" (1982): This book explores the historical development of literary criticism and argues that critical practice is shaped by conventions that are both historically and culturally specific.
* "The Emergence of Rhetorical Criticism in American Literary Studies" (1985): This book traces the development of rhetorical criticism in American literary studies from its beginnings in the 19th century to the 20th century.
* "A Little Bit of Time: The Rhetoric of History and the History of Rhetorical Criticism" (2010): This book offers a history of rhetorical criticism, focusing on the relationship between rhetoric and history.
Other published works by Benoit Mailloux:
* "Apparent Evidence: The Literary Criticism of Jacques Derrida" (1987)
* "The Language of Interpretation" (1994)
* "The Rhetoric of Criticism: A Brief History of the Uses of Rhetoric in Literary Interpretation" (2014)
His work has been influential in the fields of rhetoric, literary criticism, and cultural studies. He is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine.