{"product_id":"shadows-on-the-rock-hardcover","title":"Shadows on the Rock - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederick M. Link\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows on the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, written after Willa Cather discovered Quebec City during an unplanned stay in 1928, is the second of her Catholic historical novels and reflects her fascination with finding a little piece of France in eastern Canada. Set in the late seventeenth century, the novel centers on the activities of the widowed apothecary Euclide Auclair and his young daughter, Cecile. To Auclair's house and shop come trappers, missionaries, craftsmen, the indigent--those seeking cures, a taste of France, or liberation from the corruptions caused there by the excesses of the French court. Set against these fictional characters, historical personages such as Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac, and others contend in the political life of the vast colony. This edition, which is approved by the Modern Language Association, will be of special importance to Cather scholars. Not only is Cather's mining of historical sources explored in extensive explanatory notes, but a recently discovered reworked draft of the novel has been incorporated into the textual analysis. There is also a generous illustration section with maps of the setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn J. Murphy is a professor of English at Brigham Young University, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Antonia: The Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Willa Cather\u003c\/i\u003e. David Stouck, a professor of English at Simon Fraser University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eWilla Cather's Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAs for Sinclair Ross: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. Frederick M. Link is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and textual editor of \u003ci\u003eCather's Obscure Destinies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Professor's House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 686\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.13 x 9.38 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shadows on the Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737418698815,"sku":"9780803215320","price":155.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/10116acd856969aab52ab34c7baada26.webp?v=1765149918","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shadows-on-the-rock-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}