Shadows on the Rock (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Willa Cather
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Late seventeenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Colonies or colonization, France or French people, Guilt, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Canada or Canadians, Hunting or hunters, Priests, Frontier or pioneer life, Nobility, French Canadians, Pharmacies or pharmacists, Seasons
- Locales: Quebec, Canada
Places Discussed
*Quebec City. French settlement on the St. Lawrence River, in what is now Canada’s province of Quebec, that is the novel’s principal setting. The oldest section of the city is enclosed within walls. The lower city is at the level of the river, and the upper city stands on palisades several hundred feet higher. Steep steps connect the two parts.
As the novel opens, Euclide Auclair, a pharmacist, watches a ship depart for France, thinking that the river’s building ice floes will prevent any new ships from arriving from France for at least six months....
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Willa Cather (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Willa Cather (Dictionary of World Biography)Willa Cather (Short Fiction)Willa Cather (Long Fiction)Willa Cather (Identities and Issues)
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