{"product_id":"sonata-mulattica-poems-9780393070088","title":"Sonata Mulattica: Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonata Mulattica: Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e by Dove, Rita. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780393070088.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 “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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789865148469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393070085","price":27.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393070088_f4ecc54a-794e-43dd-9e66-99dfd0341b08.jpg?v=1784766247","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sonata-mulattica-poems-9780393070088","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}