Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play

by Rita Dove

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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:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Poetry

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