In this article we analyze the visions of literary critics about the prose of Mircea Eliade, from his memorable debut with the novel “Maitreyi”, men tioning the way in which the motives of the essay were perceived and analyzed. The Eliade’s male character can only achieve his metaphysical desire after a harmonious fusion with the feminine qualities found in the fi ancée. The pairing of the two follows a ritual, most often in erotic form. So the girlfriend can have no other value than the metaphysical one. It carries in itself the function of being reborn in the primordial unity.