I have to admit I haven't read this guy, but from what I've checked out about him I have a feeling that the Romanian author that wrote the mythology books of my childhood must have been inspired by Bullfinch.
It's in the introduction to his groundbreaking work on manhood, "Iron John" in which he dissects the symbolism of a few of Grimm's Fairy Tales and compares it to initiatis traditions, then ties it to the problems faced by generations of modern men. He also reference Campbell a lot. Really great read for anyone, but a must-read for men.
( I am also a huge fan of Thomas Bullfinch, if you missed him you've missed something big)
I have to admit I haven't read this guy, but from what I've checked out about him I have a feeling that the Romanian author that wrote the mythology books of my childhood must have been inspired by Bullfinch.
Also.....Frazer's "Golden Bough"!
It's in the introduction to his groundbreaking work on manhood, "Iron John" in which he dissects the symbolism of a few of Grimm's Fairy Tales and compares it to initiatis traditions, then ties it to the problems faced by generations of modern men. He also reference Campbell a lot. Really great read for anyone, but a must-read for men.