Using the familiar springboard of form versus content, the author attempts to reconcile the views of the literary critic, such as Fry, with the views of more than a dozen psychoanalysts who have discussed art theory. He points out the difficulty in arriving at a definition of such a concept as form. He summarizes Freud's views on art as well as other analysts' views, and in doing so makes clear once again the tremendous difference between the thinking and the language of the analyst compared with the art critic.