Sonata Mulattica: Poems
by Rita Dove
List Price: $14.95W. W. Norton & Company (Sep 27, 2010)
Paperback, 240 pages
Poetry
Description of Sonata Mulattica: Poems by Rita Dove
Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times). 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. A New Yorker’s A Year’s Reading; Booklist Editors Choice Award.

- ISBN: 9780393338935
- Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Parent Company: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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