IMMORTALITY BETWEEN MYTH AND LITERATURE: COMPARISONS BETWEEN ROMANIAN FOLK TALES, REALIST LITERATURE, AND UNIVERSAL MYTHOLOGIES
IMMORTALITY BETWEEN MYTH AND LITERATURE: COMPARISONS BETWEEN ROMANIAN FOLK TALES, REALIST LITERATURE, AND UNIVERSAL MYTHOLOGIES

Summary/Abstract: The work "Immortality between Myth and Literature: Comparisons between Romanian Folk Tales, Realist Literature, and Universal Mythologies" examines immortality as a symbolic and cultural motif in myths, Romanian folk tales, and realist literature. In myths, immortality belongs to gods, highlighting human finitude and reinforcing cosmic order. Romanian folk tales, such as Youth Without Age and Life Without Death, reinterpret this theme within an initiatory framework, showing immortality as desirable yet incompatible with human memory and emotion. Realist literature demystifies immortality, presenting death as inevitable and replacing eternal life with legacy, memory, or narrative permanence. Across these registers, immortality evolves from a sacred reality to a symbolic and reflective tool, revealing humanity’s ongoing negotiation with mortality, time, and meaning.

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