Iron John

by Robert Bly Narrated by Richard Ferrone

Overview

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 eight stages of male growth, to remind us of archetypes long forgotten-images of vigorous masculinity, both protective and emotionally centered.Simultaneously poetic and down-to-earth, combining the grandeur of myth with the practical and often painful lessons of our own histories, Iron John is a rare work that will continue to guide and inspire men-and women-for years to come.

Editorial Reviews

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

It 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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169303209
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	01/06/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,143,401

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