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100 1 _aTolstoy, Leo, graf,
_d1828-1910
245 1 4 _aThe Light Shines in Darkness
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Shines_in_the_Darkness
500 _aRelease date is 2008-09-20
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRussian drama -- Translations into English
700 1 _aMaude, Aylmer,
_d1858-1938
700 1 _aMaude, Louise,
_d1855-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26666
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