Iron John: A Book About Men
| Author | Robert Bly |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Iron John |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 268 |
| ISBN | 978-0-201-51720-0 |
Iron John: A Book About Men is a book by American poet Robert Bly. It is an exegesis of Iron John, a parable belonging to the Grimms' Fairy Tales (1812) by German folklorists Brothers Grimm about a boy maturing into adulthood with help of the wild man.
Published in 1990 by Addison-Wesley, the book is Bly's best-known work, having spent 62 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and went on to become a pioneering work in the mythopoetic men's movement.