Poesie Utile Ou Inutile Ecriture Dinvention Dialogue

to rneasure the influence d the Dialogues of Lahontan (1702-3) on contemporary thougM relative to the myth of the Noble Savage. The text is divided into t w parts: 7 ) Lahontan and the idea of the "noble savaae" at the beainnina of the 18th centuw in Hihich WB deal with the life of Lahontan, the historical and cultural background in New-France and in Europe at the tum of the 18th century. the lndian tribes of Northeastem Arnerica, and finally the Dialogues of Mr k Baron de Lahontan et d'un