«Be sure to enter, Sir, into the style: you will become savage by reading this». News periodicals, short historical time, and shaping the Other

Bernier, M. A. (2022). «Be sure to enter, Sir, into the style: you will become savage by reading this». News periodicals, short historical time, and shaping the Other. Diciottesimo Secolo, 7 . pp. 45-52. ISSN 2531-4165 DOI 10.36253/ds-13329

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The February 1706 issue of the «Mercure galant» offered its readers the account of an agreement made between the Iroquois and the Ottawa in 1705. Given the context in which this negotiation was received, the «Mercure»’s journalist decides to render each party’s remarks, as he writes, in «savage style». This style’s characterization and the function it plays within the article’s overarching narrative invite us to question received notions on the colonial imaginary of Ancien Régime news periodicals. Moreover, this article rethinks the essential role played by mondain fashions’ short historical time and the present moment in the construction of the figure of the Other.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	New France News periodicals Native American nations Rhetoric Native eloquence
Date de dépôt:	27 févr. 2023 20:16
Dernière modification:	27 févr. 2023 20:16
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/10491

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