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Poems
W. W. Norton
April 2009
On Sale: April 6, 2009
240 pages ISBN: 0393070085 EAN: 9780393070088 Hardcover
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Fiction Poetry
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 “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. from “Vienna Spring” 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. . . .
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