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Title: Father Sergius
Note: Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger
Summary: "Father Sergius" by Leo Tolstoy is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century, specifically during the 1890s. The narrative follows the life of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who abandons his aristocratic lifestyle to become a monk after a disillusioning experience in his personal life, highlighting themes of faith, pride, and the search for authentic spirituality. The story unfolds the journey of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who, after discovering that his fiancée had been the mistress of Emperor Nicholas I, retreats from society to seek a higher purpose in monastic life. He grapples with temptations and his inner demons while striving for humility and purity to fulfill his newfound religious vocation. However, as he gains renown for his piety and supposed miracles, he becomes ensnared in the very vanity he sought to escape. Eventually, after a moment of profound moral struggle and failing to resist temptation, Sergius renounces his earlier monastic life, dedicating himself instead to living humbly among the poor, ultimately finding a more genuine expression of faith and service to others. This transformation suggests a deep exploration of the complexities within spirituality and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator: Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938
Translator: Maude, Louise, 1855-1939
EBook No.: 985
Published: Feb 5, 2006
Downloads: 446
Language: English
Subject: Adultery -- Fiction
Subject: Monks -- Fiction
Subject: Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Betrothal -- Fiction
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Russia. Armiia -- Officers -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Monasteries -- Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Miracle workers -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Father Sergius
Note: Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger
Summary: "Father Sergius" by Leo Tolstoy is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century, specifically during the 1890s. The narrative follows the life of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who abandons his aristocratic lifestyle to become a monk after a disillusioning experience in his personal life, highlighting themes of faith, pride, and the search for authentic spirituality. The story unfolds the journey of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who, after discovering that his fiancée had been the mistress of Emperor Nicholas I, retreats from society to seek a higher purpose in monastic life. He grapples with temptations and his inner demons while striving for humility and purity to fulfill his newfound religious vocation. However, as he gains renown for his piety and supposed miracles, he becomes ensnared in the very vanity he sought to escape. Eventually, after a moment of profound moral struggle and failing to resist temptation, Sergius renounces his earlier monastic life, dedicating himself instead to living humbly among the poor, ultimately finding a more genuine expression of faith and service to others. This transformation suggests a deep exploration of the complexities within spirituality and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator: Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938
Translator: Maude, Louise, 1855-1939
EBook No.: 985
Published: Feb 5, 2006
Downloads: 446
Language: English
Subject: Adultery -- Fiction
Subject: Monks -- Fiction
Subject: Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Betrothal -- Fiction
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Russia. Armiia -- Officers -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Monasteries -- Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Miracle workers -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.