REPRESENTATIONS OF EVIL IN THE NOVELS MISS CHRISTINA, THE SNAKE AND ISABEL AND THE DEVIL’S WATERS BY MIRCEA ELIADE
REPRESENTATIONS OF EVIL IN THE NOVELS MISS CHRISTINA, THE SNAKE AND ISABEL AND THE DEVIL’S WATERS BY MIRCEA ELIADE

Summary/Abstract: Representations of Evil in the Novels Miss Christina, The Snake and Isabel and the Devil’s Waters by Mircea Eliade. The present article analyzes some representations of evil in the novels Miss Christina, The Snake and Isabel and the Devil’s Waters by Mircea Eliade. In particular, we draw attention to the evil that directly refers to the mysterious dimension and, therefore, outlines a perception that exceeds the mundane experience of everyday life. In this sense, the emergence of unfathomable aspects and phenomena can only be explained in an imaginary approach. This type of representation of evil is perceived within the limits of a manifestation of the supernatural, in an unveiling of the evil through ill-fated, Mephistophelean characters or in the potentiation of “heresies” in the folkloric imaginary. The paper aims to examine how this evil, most often related to some almost occult experiences and fueled by local folklore, is capitalized in the fantastic prose of Mircea Eliade.

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