Iron John: A Book About Men

1990-01-01book476 citationsclosed

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Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Gender and Feminist Studies Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Abstract

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 combination of fierceness and tenderness long since sacrificed to the demands of the industrial revolution.

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