false 6282781 1 <p><strong><strong>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.</strong> </strong> 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. <em>from “Vienna Spring”</em> <dir><em>though dipped in ink, this Jacob has grappled the shining messenger for a glimpse of heaven and won the battle: entirely master of his instrument, he climbs the strings agile as the monkeys from his father’s land. Ah, Immortality has a new-wrought human face. . . .</em></dir> 6466771 book 6 4 2009 Sonata Mulattica: Poems total:25|5:6|4:12|3:5|2:2|1:0| 25 97 84 7 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 19:50:12 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:00:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 11:34:32 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 08:35:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat May 09 12:28:37 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 12:31:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 08:26:23 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:27:11 -0700 2009 Diane Rehm Show on WYPR.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 07:47:29 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 07:47:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:34:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:21:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 16:27:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 16:32:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 21 17:32:57 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:32:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 06:55:46 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 06:55:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 08:44:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 08:44:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 14:18:11 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 14:18:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 13:18:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:18:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 21:02:31 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 21:02:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 05:35:53 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 05:36:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 13:40:37 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:40:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 13:33:15 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:33:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 18:26:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:13:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 21:12:28 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 21:12:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 10:52:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:52:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 06:59:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 06:59:07 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6282781