Shaping the Jewish Enlightenment : : Solomon Dubno (1738–1813), an Eastern European Maskil / / Zuzanna Krzemień; ed. by Noëmie Duhaut, Wojciech Tworek.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Krzemień, Zuzanna,
• MitwirkendeR: Biesaga, Monika,
• HerausgeberIn: Duhaut, Noëmie,; Tworek, Wojciech,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Jews of Poland
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

Drawing from diverse multilingual sources, Krzemień delves into Solomon Dubno's life (1738–1813), unraveling complexities of the Haskalah movement's ties to Eastern European Jewish culture. Dubno, a devout Polish Jew and adept Hebrew grammarian, played a pivotal role in Moses Mendelssohn's endeavor to translate the Bible into German with a modern commentary (Biur). The book explores Dubno's library, mapping the intellectual realm of a Polish Maskil in Western Europe. It assesses his influence on Mendelssohn's project and the reasons behind their divergence. Additionally, it analyzes Dubno's poetry, designed to captivate peers with the Bible's linguistic beauty. The outcome portrays early Haskalah as a polyvocal, polycentric creation shaped by diverse, occasionally conflicting, visions, personalities, and egos.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note from the Editors -- Preface: Zuzanna Krzemień at University College London -- A Note on the Presentation of Source Materials -- Introduction -- Eastern European participation in the Jewish Enlightenment: the lessons of one life -- A Jewish scholar’s life between Volhynia, Berlin, and Amsterdam -- Re-orientations: the scope and limits of Jewish intellectual transformation in the Age of Enlightenment -- Dubno, Hebrew literature, and the Haskalah -- Chapter outline -- 1. Solomon Dubno’s Booklists -- Introduction -- Book collecting in early modern times -- The content of Solomon Dubno’s library -- Conclusion -- 2. Dubno and the Biur Project -- The publication of the Biur -- The conflict between Mendelssohn and Dubno -- Dubno’s role in the publication of the Biur -- The authorship of Alim li-terufah -- The Biur and the Jewish tradition of biblical textual criticism -- The Biur as a debate with Christianity -- The reaction to the publication of the Biur -- Speculations regarding Dubno’s withdrawal from the Biur project -- Dubno’s own Pentateuch edition -- Conclusion -- 3. Dubno and the Renewal of Hebrew Language -- The study of Hebrew grammar among Ashkenazi Jewry -- Dubno’s views on Hebrew grammar -- The status of the Hebrew language in the maskilic community -- Enlightenment thinkers’ views on language -- Dubno’s belief in the divine nature of Hebrew -- Dubno’s view of the German Pentateuch translation -- Conclusion -- 4. Dubno’s Poetry and Belles Lettres -- Introduction -- Maskilic Hebrew poetry in the eighteenth century -- “Yuval ve-Na’aman” -- Dubno’s poetry -- Works wrongly attributed to Dubno -- Conclusion -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Se’u enekhem -- Shir kashur min me’ah yetedot -- Shir na’eh al midat ha-ḥanupah -- Index