The Generations of Men: How the Cycles of History Shape Your Values, Your Idea of Manhood, and Your Future | The Art of Manliness

The Generations of Men: How the Cycles of History Shape Your Values, Your Idea of Manhood, and Your Future | The Art of Manliness: Strauss and Howe argue that the last five centuries of Anglo-American history can be explained by the existence of four generational archetypes that repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern every 80-100 years, the length of a long human life, or what the ancients called a “saeculum.” These generational archetypes are: Prophet, Nomad, Hero, and Artist. Each generation consists of those born during a roughly 20 year period.