Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play - Paperback
by Rita Dove
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393338935ISBN-10:393338932UPC:9780393338935Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCMF3V6MSQ
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393338935ISBN-10:393338932UPC:9780393338935Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCMF3V6MSQ
Dove, Rita: - Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, is the only poet honored with both the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts. Her recent works include Playlist for the Apocalypse, Sonata Mulattica, and the National Book Award-shortlisted Collected Poems: 1974-2004. In 2021 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Charlottesville, where she teaches creative writing at the University of Virginia.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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