The author of Iron John expands his mythic perspective to examine American culture at large--and finds us to be a nation of squabbling children. Bly looks beyond the individual psyche to the problems of our public life, explaining why our culture is so adrift, and challenges us to move beyond our own asolescent envy and fantasy and take responsiblity for our real children, to stop abandoning them "the devouring giants" of television, consumerism, and spiritual impoverishment.
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The author of Iron John expands his mythic perspective to examine American culture at large--and finds us to be a nation of squabbling children. Bly looks beyond the individual psyche to the problems of our public life, explaining why our culture is so adrift, and challenges us to move beyond our own asolescent envy and fantasy and take responsiblity for our real children, to stop abandoning them "the devouring giants" of television, consumerism, and spiritual impoverishment.
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