La imagen de Antonio Melis sobre la cultura y la poética arguediana del demonio feliz

Abstract

Antonio Melis was an Italian intellectual closely acquainted with Latin American and Peruvian literature. He was a researcher whose passion and academic work confirmed his well-read documentation on the Andean world since he identified with the spirit of the thought of Mariátegui. The teaching and cultural projects of the professor from Siena are centered on his literary interest in Andean indigenist narrative. He promoted a better understanding of the social conflict that permeates the life and works of Arguedas. Melis translated into Italian many Arguedian texts and made the value of Quechua as well as the intercultural approach even more evident. The essay appreciates his commitment, especially regarding the translation of Arguedas's culture and poetics.