The Light Shines in Darkness
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publisher: Project Gutenberg
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issued: 2008-09-20
rights: Public domain in the USA.
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description: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Shines_in_the_Darkness
marc508: Produced by Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
marc520: "The Light Shines in Darkness" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a drama written in the late 19th century. The play revolves around the character of Nicholas Ivánovich Sarýntsov, who challenges societal norms and family responsibilities through his radical beliefs about property and Christianity. It explores themes of morality, duty to family, and the struggles between individual conscience and societal expectations. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the setting of a country house where various members of the Sarýntsov family and their relatives engage in discussions about Nicholas, who has recently started to adopt unconventional views following personal crises and illness. The conversations reveal tensions related to his new beliefs, which advocate for giving away his family's wealth and property as a manifestation of Christian love. As family members express their concerns, Nicholas's radical ideas and their implications for his wife and children come to the forefront, creating a dramatic conflict that underpins the narrative. This opening portion sets the stage for an exploration of the clash between personal conviction and familial duty, which appears to be central to the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
marc908: Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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