Interview with Leonardo Fróes

Abstract

Published in 2015 by Cosac Naify, Leonardo Fróes’s translation of Charles Perrault’s work Tales of Mother Goose presents to the Brazilian public reader some of the most known stories of children’s literature. In this interview with the poet and translator Leonardo Fróes, the aim is to know his work, his understanding about Perrault’s work and his proposals and strategies concerning translation, especially in relation to the tales written by the French author of the XVII century. One characteristic that distinguishes Perrault’s tales from others fairy tales is the morality in verse at the end of the story told in prose. Presenting an integral translation of Perrault’s tales, Leonardo Fróes maintains the moralities in verse, a tendency that can be seen in new Brazilian rewritings of the work of Perrault.