Author | Maggie Nelson |
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Country | United States |
Genre | Autotheory |
Publisher | Graywolf Press |
Publication date | 2015 |
Media type | |
Pages | 160 |
ISBN | 1555977073 |
The Argonauts is a book by poet and critic Maggie Nelson, published in 2015. It mixes philosophical theory with memoir. [1] The book discusses her romantic relationship with the transgender artist Harry Dodge leading to her pregnancy as well as topics ranging from the death of a parent, transgender embodiment, academia, familial relationships, and the limitations of language. [2] Nelson also explores and criticizes ideas from several philosophers including Gilles Deleuze, Judith Butler and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick. [3] The title is a reference to Roland Barthes' idea that to love someone is similar to an Argonaut who constantly replaces parts of their ship without the ship changing names. [4] The book won a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism for books published in 2015. [5]