Paul Fry (professor)
Paul H. Fry | |
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| Born | |
| Known for | British Romantic poetry scholarship Literary theory teaching Open Yale Courses |
| Spouse | Brigitte Peucker |
| Awards | Melville Cane Award (1980) Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teaching Award (2011) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University |
Paul H. Fry is an American literary critic and Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University, specializing in British Romanticism, the history of literary criticism, contemporary literary theory, and the intersections between literature and the visual arts. He served as the William Lampson Professor of English from 1993 until his retirement in 2018 after 47 years on the Yale faculty.