Shadows on the Rock
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Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Willa Cather ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Catholic religious practices in New France
ⓘ
daily life in 17th-century Quebec ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | French colonial Catholic culture ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | French colonization of Canada ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Shadows on the Rock self-link ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasSettingRegion | North America ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholicism in North America
ⓘ
French Canadian ⓘ
surface form:
French Canadians
colonial society ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American regionalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cécile Auclair
ⓘ
Euclide Auclair ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Willa Cather’s later novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
New France
ⓘ
Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| settingType | French colonial world ⓘ |
| theme |
French colonialism
ⓘ
community ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ exile and belonging ⓘ faith ⓘ family relationships ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | late 1600s ⓘ |
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