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Robert bly born december 23, 1926 is an american poet, essayist, activist and leader of the mythopoetic mens movement. Terry dobson, robert moore y john stokes, entre muchos otros. Iron john is a book that i recommend as a counselor for both men, and woman read. Drawing upon jungian psychology, myth, legend, folklore, and fairy tales the title is taken from a story by the brothers grimm, the book demonstrates blys masculinist convictions. Iron john is structured around an allegorical interpretation of a german fairy tale, iron hans, in which a young prince is lured into the forest by a strange wild man, who, through a series. In addition to being one of our finest poets, robert bly has, over the last 10 years, inspired through talks, workshops. I have used the myth in the wonderful book, iron john. Iron john the pillow and the key 1 iron john a book about men even in our era the agreedon model has changed drastically. A book about men 1990, a response to the womens movement, bly has been immensely popular, appearing on talk shows and advising men to retrieve their primitive masculinity through wildness.

He was an actor, known for the woodlanders 1997, high hopes 2002 and the governor 1995. In the 1980s, the womens movement begat the mens movement, which in 1990 begat a boisterous best seller by the poet robert bly called iron john. But such a baptism of fire for my ego wasnt wasted. But isnt this book a constructive way to digest those years and mans identity in general. Women read iron john openly, hoping to glean some insider information while men read the book furtivelyat least at first. A book about men it was a slap across the facei, like possibly all men who read it, read it in isolation. His resulting book about this ageold story helped establish the mens movement, and his seminars inspired its drumbeating, tree.

Blys vision is based on his ongoing work with men, as well as on reflections on his. I really see no connection with what is dealt with in this book and my life as a man. Full text of iron john a book about men see other formats pdf iron john. Blys vision is based on his ongoing work with men, as. 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. Robert bly is a poet, author, translator, activist, and leader of the mythopoetic mens movement. In this deeply learned book, poet and translator robert bly offers nothing less than a new. Robert blythe actor this article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedias articles about people. Iron john a book about men by robert bly addisonwesley. A book about men 1990, bly argues that modern men are greatly damaged by an absence of intergenerational male role models and initiation rituals. Robert bly 1990 chapter one the pillow and the key we talk a great deal about the american man, as if there were some constant quality that remained stable over decades, or even within a single decade.

Robert bly is a quirky poet whose work i have always enjoyed both for its personal vision and for its unflenching honesty. Iron john by robert bly, 9780306824265, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Blys audio version of iron john, done after the book publication, is shorter, more concise and clearer than the book itself. The book uses a fairy tale from the brothers grimm to outline the parts of what bly believes make a whole and wholesome man.

Iron john 1990 robert bly robert bly is a wellrespected american poet. What this audiobook does is it opens your spiritual eyes to the other parts of your being which scene was your favorite. Publication date 1990 topics men, masculinity, men publisher. Yes, bly wrote iron john after his 24year marriage to award winning essayist carol bly ended 1979 in divorce. Bly had been giving talks on mythology to supplement his income, and found that the brothers grimm tale iron john hit a nerve with men. A book about men to showcase our societies problem with masculinity. Iron john quotes by robert bly goodreads share book. Bly has received many awards, including the national book award, for his poetry. 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. Using as his metaphorical text the grimm fairy tale iron john, bly offers an initiatory path in eight stages to allow men to recapture a sense of healthy, responsible masculinity. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Mar 20, 2012 iron john author robert bly talks about his poetry and music.

All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. Robert blythe was born in 1947 in port talbot, wales. An exegesis of iron john, a parable about a boy maturing into adulthood with help of the wild man, and part of the grimms fairy tales published in 1812 by german folklorists brothers grimm, it spent 62 weeks on the. A book about men 1990, reprinted 2001 as iron john. Whats missing in modern man iron john by robert bly youtube.

Robert bly american poet author activist age, birthday. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. If a piece of literature, which is written in a novel style like iron john, stays for 62 weeks on the. Robert bly born december 23, 1926 is an american poet, essayist, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men s movement. Robert bly born december 23, 1926 is an american poet, author, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men s movement, most famous for his iron john.

Robert bly looks at the importance of the wild man. A book about men, limited edition 0201570424 by bly, robert. Here, using the grimm fairy tale iron john as a vehicle, bly explores the myths and cultural underpinnings of a distinctly vigorous male mode of feeling, a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His most commercially successful book to date was iron john. He lives in minneapolis and in moose lake, minnesota.

A book about men is a book by american poet robert bly featuring a parable about a boy maturing into adulthood with help of the. A book about men 1990, which spent 62 weeks on the new york times best seller list, and is a key text of the mythopoetic mens movement. I consider it important for the growth into maturity for men and suggest another book to be studied after iron john. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read iron john. Robert bly is a poet, author, translator, activist, and leader of the mythopoetic men s movement.

Bly, robert article about bly, robert by the free dictionary. He is also a renowned translator, editor, and a founder of the mens movement. A book about men by robert bly for online ebook iron john. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you. Blys vision is based on his ongoing work with men and reflections on his own life. Most american men today do not have enough awakened or living warriors inside to defend their soul houses. A book about men a key text of the mythopoetic men s movement which spent 62 weeks on the the new york times best seller list. A book about men 1990, a controversial work propounding his views on the need for modern men to rediscover their essential maleness, unexpectedly if temporarily turned bly into a cross between a minstrel and a guru as he toured the land strumming his harp and explaining his ideas. Ive been reading robert bly and camille paglia lately and their mythologically and historically informed systems of understanding gender are fantastic. A book about men 1990, which spent 62 weeks on the the new york times best seller list. A book about men pdf epub mobi by robert bly 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. And most people, men or women, do not know what genuine outward or inward warriors would look like, or feel like. Bly has received many awards, including the national book. A book about men is a book by american poet robert bly published in 1990 by addisonwesley, and is his bestknown work.

Iron john author robert bly talks about his poetry and music. By the mid1990s, one could observe men dressed in tatters of leather, middleaged bellies flapping in. Young men need initiation into adulthood, to be welcomed among the fathers of the world, or they rage and sulk alone through life. A book about men, edition 3 ebook written by robert bly. Nov 10, 2015 iron john is a book that i recommend as a counselor for both men, and woman read. A book about men by robert bly 1990, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative. Robert bly is an american poet author activist and leader of the mythopoetic men s movement.

Iron john even though the wild man as a masculine archetype has largely disappeared from western culture, we do not have to go back too far in our history to find traces of it. Why iron john is no gift to women the new york times. Based on a fairy tale by the brothers grimm, the figure came to stand for an archetype that could help men connect with their psyches and eventually became a book by the same name. A book about men in ordinary life, a mentor can guide a young man through various disciplines, helping to bring him out of boyhood into manhood. Robert bly was a movement leader, and the war in vietnam stands behind this book. It is a wonderfully written, and very poignant tome about the critical journey that all men must become aware of if they are to be successful in their world. Bly is also a translator of scandinavian literature, such as twenty poems of tomas transtromer.

With iron john bly, 65, has become a father figure to a host of younger men, a highly respected spiritual. Iron john was first published in 1990 and was a bestseller, a cultural phenomena. A book about men by robert bly 1992, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. In iron john, robert bly presented a moderately interesting idea in a very unsatisfying way. The 25th anniversary edition of the groundbreaking new york times bestseller, with a new afterword by the authorwhich offers a new vision of what it is to be a manin 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. Iron john searches for a new vision of what a man is or could be, drawing on psychology, anthropology, mythology, folklore and legend. Y a mi editor, william patrick, por su entusiasmo y consejo. The book for further reading is by clarissa pinkola estes women who run with the wolves a brilliant bedside bible, full of stages of growth to pick yours from. Despite such attacks, bly continued to fill lecture halls and retreat centers, appearing often with the psychologist james hillman and the storyteller michael meade into the mid1990s.