Sonata Mulattica: Poems

By Rita Dove

Book Overview

The son of a white woman and an "African Prince," George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780-1860) travels to Vienna to meet "bad-boy" genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer's subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393070085
• ISBN13: 9780393070088
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.3"