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02847aam a2200409 i 4500 001 617120C23CC311EE8B657E6F2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230817010032 008 220319t20222022enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781789146509 020 $a 178914650X 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d TOH $d CDX $d MTG $d NZAUC $d SILO 043 $a e-uk-en 050 4 $a GR141 $b .H225 2022 082 04 $a 398.2094202 $b H327c $2 23 100 1 $a Harte, Jeremy, $e author. 245 10 $a Cloven country : $b the devil and the English landscape / $c Jeremy Harte. 246 10 $a Devil and the English landscape 264 1 $a London : $b Reaktion Books, $c 2022. 300 $a 295 pages : $b black and white illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-283) and index. 520 $a "According to legend, the English landscape – so calm on the surface – is really the Devil’s work. Cloven Country tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil’s hideous strength laid down great roads in one night, and left scars everywhere as the hard stone melted like wax under those burning feet. With roots in medieval folklore, this is not the Satan of prayer, but a clumsy ogre, easily fooled by humankind. When a smart cobbler or cunning young wife outwitted him, they struck a blow for the underdog. Only the wicked squire and grasping merchant were beyond redemption, carried off by a black huntsman in the storm." -- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction -- His work undone: the Devil's ambitious projects fail -- Down tumbled the stones: landscapes shaped by the Devil's hand -- Have at thee! Churches shifted, targeted and raided by the Devil -- There stood the stranger: rash deals and binding promises with the Devil -- Off in a sheet of flame: fighting the Devil and escaping his clutches -- Neither inside nor outside: raising the Devil and laying him afterwards -- Woman's wit is better than man's: maidens and mothers beat the Devil -- Amid the shrieking of the storm: the Devil appears to carry off sinners -- To chase forever: the Devil is a huntsman, and souls are his prey. 650 0 $a Folklore $z England. 650 0 $a Landscapes $z England $x Folklore. 650 0 $a Devil $x Folklore. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Devil. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891974 650 7 $a Folklore. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00930306 650 7 $a Landscapes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01735625 651 7 $a England. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01219920 655 7 $a Folklore. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423784 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781789146516 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20230817010220.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=617120C23CC311EE8B657E6F2BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search