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Iron John : a book about men / Robert Bly.

Bly, Robert. (Author).

Summary:

Explores the myths and cultural underprinnings of modern masculinity, revealing the nature of the male psyche and challenging men to reconnect with their lost emotional heritage.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780201517200
  • ISBN: 0201517205
  • ISBN: 9780201570427
  • ISBN: 0201570424
  • Physical Description: xi, 268 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1990.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-268).
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- 1. The pillow and the key -- 2. When one hair turns gold -- 3. The road of ashes, descent, and grief -- 4. The hunger for the king in a time with no father -- 5. The meeting with the god-woman in the garden -- 6. To bring the interior warriors back to life -- 7. Riding the red, the white, and the black horses -- 8. The wound by the king's men -- Epilogue : The wild man in ancient religion, literature, and folk life -- The story of Iron John -- Notes.
Target Audience Note:
1100L Lexile

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