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Iron John : A Book about Men Paperback - 1990
by Robert Bly
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- Title Iron John : A Book about Men
- Author Robert Bly
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 268
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hachette Books, Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 1990
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0201517205I4N01
- ISBN 9780201517200 / 0201517205
- Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.53 x 6.57 x 0.97 in (24.21 x 16.69 x 2.46 cm)
- Reading level 1100
- Library of Congress subjects Masculinity, Men - United States - Psychology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90-37877
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.31
About this book
In this timeless and deeply learned classic, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it means to be a man. Bly's vision is based on his ongoing work with men, as well as on reflections on his own life. He addresses the devastating effects of remote fathers and mourns the disappearance of male initiation rites in our culture. Finding rich meaning in ancient stories and legends, Bly uses the Grimm fairy tale "Iron John"-in which a mentor or "Wild Man" guides a young man through eight stages of male growth-to remind us of ways of knowing long forgotten, images of deep and vigorous masculinity centered in feeling and protective of the young. At once down-to-earth and elevated, combining the grandeur of myth with the practical and often painful lessons of our own histories, Iron John is an astonishing work that will continue to guide and inspire men-and women-for years to come.