Books by Paul H. Fry

This work argues that literature can be defined, and that in its definition its unique value can be discovered. It identifies literature ontologically as a sign of the preconceptual, as the "ostensive moment" that discloses neither the purpose nor the structure of existence.

An account of William Empson's career as a critic, this work sets out to rescue him from the conflicting camps of deconstruction and cultural criticism placing him alongside such critics as Walter Benjamin, Kenneth Burke and Roland Barthes.