Iron John

Robert Bly

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Rider
03 August 2001

Gender studies: men; Psychology

The hugely influential international bestseller which has been acclaimed as the male equivalent of The Female Eunuch

Robert Bly writes that it is clear to men that the images of adult manhood given by popular culture are worn out, that a man can no longer depend on them. Iron John searches for a new vision of what a man is or could be, drawing on psychology, anthropology, mythology, folklore and legend. Robert Bly looks at the importance of the Wild Man (reminiscent of the Wild Woman in Women Who Run With the Wolves), who he compares to a Zen priest, a shaman or a woodman.

'This book needs to be read, I believe, not as a dry work of scholarship to be judged coolly by the mind, but as the work of a poet struggling to convey an emotional experience and lead us to what he has found within himself' Guardian

'Eclectic and unclassifiable. Iron John is a work whose mentors are the prophetic poets and crazies, William Blake and Walt Whitman' Sydney Morning Herald

'Important.timely.and powerful' New York Times

By: Robert Bly
Imprint: Rider
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780712610704
ISBN 10: 0712610707
Pages: 287
Publication Date: 03 August 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Bly is a poet, storyteller, translator and worldwide lecturer. His poetry has won many awards, including the National Book Award. This is his first full-length book of prose. He lives with his wife in Madison, Minnesota.

Reviews for Iron John

American poet and storyteller Bly analyses the development of men and masculinity through the ages; in particular, he explores the symbolism in the Grimm brothers' tale 'Iron John'. 'What I am suggesting is that every modern male has a large primitive being at the bottom of his psyche,' Bly tells us. But this is no textbook; it is the work of a poet well versed in legend and psychology struggling to look into his own soul. (Kirkus UK)

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Iron John

Robert Bly

$39.99

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