Trăirea simbolică - piatră unghiulară a metafizicii lovinesciene.

The meanings of the myth, the fascinating concept that enlightens the existence and the work of Vasile Lovinescu arc analysed in three fundamental essays: Adnotări despre mit, Mitul sfâşiat and Mit şi uimire. The Moldavian hermeneut refuses to theorise the concept, deliberately leaving the insufficient space of theoretical approach with the means of the science of literature. For Vasile Lovinescu, the myth is the penultimate truth, situated in a median position - active towards the world, but a passive reflection of the principle. Contrary to the one belonging to Mircea Eliadc, the myth interpretation implies an intelectual exaltation "in divinis" for Vasile Lovinescu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]