Berechiah
ben
Natronai
ha-Naqdan,
the
illustrious
Jewish
scholar
from
Rouen,
was
probably
the
most
prolific
writer
among
the
twelfth
century
Jewish
authors
in
France.
While
all
his
creations
are
truly
remarkable,
two
are
the
focus
of
this
book:
Mishlei
Shu'alim,
the
largest
compilation
of
Aesopian
fables
ever
written
in
Hebrew,
and
Dodi
ve-Nekhdi,
a
translation
of
Adelard
of
Bath's
Questiones
Naturales.
The
ten
studies
gathered
here,
written
by
internationally
renowned
scholars
from
Europe,
Israel
and
the
United
States,
explore
the
richness
and
uniqueness
of
these
two
major
books,
as
well
as
their
sources
and
their
reception.
A
number
of
these
studies
accentuate
specific
themes
and
motives,
some
of
which
are
discussed
here
for
the
first
time.
Other
studies
relate
to
the
linguistic
particularities,
examined
here
in
a
novel
and
original
manner.
We
also
present
innovative
studies
on
the
Hebrew
version
of
Questiones
Naturales,
and
use
vibrant
examples
to
demonstrate
the
translations,
adaptations
and
uses
of
Berechiah's
works
from
the
Middle
Ages
until
the
modern
area.
This
volume
is
the
result
of
an
international
workshop
that
was
held
in
the
Center
for
Jewish
Studies
in
Palacky
University
in
May
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