Sonata Mulattica
Subtitle: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play
By: poems by Rita Dove.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780393070088
Description: In a book-length lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, a much-celebrated poet re-creates the life of a nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.

The son of a white woman and an &quot;African Prince,&quot; George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet &quot;bad-boy&quot; 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.