The Argonauts

The Argonauts
Author	Maggie Nelson
Country	United States
Genre	Autotheory
Publisher	Graywolf Press
Publication date	2015
Media type	Print
Pages	160
ISBN	ISBN:1555977073

Short description: Nonfiction book by poet and critic Maggie Nelson

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]

References

↑ Als, Hilton (April 11, 2016). "Maggie Nelson's Many Selves". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/maggie-nelsons-many-selves. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ Fontenot, Andrea (July 13, 2015). "Unpacking Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts'". https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/unpacking-maggie-nelsons-the-argonauts.
↑ Marcus, Sara (April 30, 2015). "Review: An intimate look at a fluid family in Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts'". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-maggie-nelson-20150503-story.html.
↑ Feigel, Lara (March 27, 2016). "The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson review – a radical approach to genre and gender". The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/27/the-agronauts-maggie-nelson-observer-review.
↑ Dean, Michelle (March 18, 2016). "Margo Jefferson and Maggie Nelson win National Book Critics Circle Awards". The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/18/margo-jefferson-maggie-nelson-win-book-critics-circle-awards.

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[Nast_2016-1] Als, Hilton (April 11, 2016). "Maggie Nelson's Many Selves". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/maggie-nelsons-many-selves. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[KCET_2015-2] Fontenot, Andrea (July 13, 2015). "Unpacking Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts'". https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/unpacking-maggie-nelsons-the-argonauts.

[Los_Angeles_Times_2015-3] Marcus, Sara (April 30, 2015). "Review: An intimate look at a fluid family in Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts'". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-maggie-nelson-20150503-story.html.

[Feigel_2016-4] Feigel, Lara (March 27, 2016). "The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson review – a radical approach to genre and gender". The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/27/the-agronauts-maggie-nelson-observer-review.

[Dean_2016-5] Dean, Michelle (March 18, 2016). "Margo Jefferson and Maggie Nelson win National Book Critics Circle Awards". The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/18/margo-jefferson-maggie-nelson-win-book-critics-circle-awards.