Sonata Mulattica - Poems (Hardcover)


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.

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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.

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Imprint

W W Norton & Co Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

April 2009

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First published

April 2009

Authors

Dimensions

236 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

240

ISBN-13

978-0-393-07008-8

Barcode

9780393070088

Categories

LSN

0-393-07008-5



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