Iron John: A Book about Men
In this deeply learned book, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it is to be a man.Bly's vision is based on his ongoing work with men and 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 the narrator, or "Wild Man," guides a young man through...
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A new paperback edition of the timeless classic, with a new introduction that examines what it means to be a man today Curled Up with a Good Book 7/25/05 "A 'classic' of sexual politics...[Bly's] heartfelt analysis of the Iron John, story [is] a delight to read and an inspiration."
Preface to the Da Capo edition : Iron John after a decade or so1The pillow and the key12When one hair turns gold283The road of ashes, descent, and grief564The hunger for the king in a time with no father925The meeting with the God-woman in the garden1236To bring the interior warriors back to life1467Riding the red, the white, and the black horses1808The wound by the king's men207Epilogue : the wild man in ancient religion, literature, and folk life238The story of Iron John250
\ Library JournalPoet Bly had a surprise hit and publishing phenomenon with this rich meditation on the application of folklore, archetype, psychology, and history to an enriched sense of manhood that goes beyond empty machismo.\ \ \ \ \ Curled Up with a Good Book 7/25/05"A 'classic' of sexual politics...[Bly's] heartfelt analysis of the Iron John, story [is] a delight to read and an inspiration."\ \ \ Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiIt is refreshing these days to read a book that does not lay the blame for America's collective ills on social injustice....Mr. Bly's book is important and timely....It suggests that a young man better forget about growing up unless he has the sensitivity of a Jung, the brains of an Einstein and the determination of a General Patton, plus a good dose of luck. -- The New York Times Books of the Century, Dec. 9, 1990\ \
