Iron John: A Book about Men

This bestseller is a new vision of what a man is or could be, drawing on psychology, anthropology, mythology, folklore and legend.

"Important. Timely and powerful." —New York Times

Robert Bly writes that it is clear to men that the images of adult manhood given by popular culture are worn out—men can no longer depend on them. In Iron John , 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 s...