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Gold Coast Customs
Paperback
Poetry CriticismGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781025683362
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Gold Coast Customs is a haunting and visceral masterpiece of modernist poetry by Edith Sitwell. Written during a period of intense creative experimentation, the poem serves as a blistering critique of the moral vacuum and callous artificiality of 1920s London high society.
Sitwell employs a unique, percussive rhythm to draw a startling parallel between the perceived barbarism of foreign rituals and the refined cruelty of the British elite. Through grotesque imagery and complex linguistic structures, the poem explores themes of spiritual poverty, industrial decay, and the dehumanizing effects of wealth. The work is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and technically sophisticated long poems of the interwar period, showcasing Sitwell's ability to blend social consciousness with avant-garde aesthetics.
Readers will find in Gold Coast Customs a profound meditation on the darkness beneath the surface of civilization and a landmark achievement in early 20th-century literature that continues to resonate with its rhythmic intensity and sharp social commentary.
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