Isaac Goldberg (* 1887 in Boston; † 14. Juli1938) war ein US-amerikanischer Romanist, Hispanist, Lusitanist, Amerikanist, Literaturwissenschaftler, Musikschriftsteller, Journalist, Übersetzer und Polygraph.
Goldberg studierte an der Harvard University. Er promovierte dort 1912 bei Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford mit der Arbeit Don José Echegaray. A study in modern Spanish drama. Als Journalist, Übersetzer aus den romanischen Sprachen und aus dem Jiddisch, als Herausgeber und Autor publizierte er zahlreiche Werke, wissenschaftliche wie populärwissenschaftliche, viele in der in Girard (Kansas) verlegten Taschenbuchreihe Little Blue Books.
Werke
Musikkritik
Gilbert und Sullivan
Sir Wm. S. Gilbert. A study in modern satire. A handbook on Gilbert and & the Gilbert-Sullivan Operas, Boston 1913
Gilbert and Sullivan. A handbook to the famous operettas, Girard, Kansas 1923
The story of Gilbert and Sullivan or, The ’compleat’ Savoyard, New York 1928, 1970
(Hrsg.) New and original extravaganzas by W. S. Gilbert, esq., as first produced at the London playhouses, Boston 1932
Weitere Musikkritik
Richard Wagner. An introduction, Girard, Kansas 1924
The enjoyment of music. Chapters on musical appreciation Girard, Kansas 1925
Harmony self taught, Girard, Kansas 1926
How to enjoy the orchestra, Girard, Kansas 1926
Jazz music. What it is and how to understand it, Girard, Kansas 1927
Tin pan alley. A chronicle of the American popular music racket, New York 1930, 1961
George Gershwin. A study in American music, New York 1931, 1958
(mit Isidore Witmark) The story of the house of Witmark. From ragtime to swingtime, New York 1939, 1976
Romanistik
Studies in Spanish-American literature, New York 1920, Port Washington, N. Y. 1968 (Vorwort durch Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford)
Brazilian literature, New York 1922, New York 1975, Great Neck, N. Y 1978 (Vorwort durch Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford)
The drama of transition. Native and exotic playcraft, Cincinnati 1922 (weltweit)
La literatura hispanoamericana. Estudios críticos, Madrid 1922
Dante. An aesthetic view, Girard, Kansas 1923
A guide to Cervantes, Girard, Kansas 1923
(Hrsg. und Übersetzer) Brazilian tales, Girard, Kansas 1924
Camoens, central figure of Portuguese literature (1524–1580), Girard, Kansas 1924
A guide to Rabelais, Girard, Kansas 1924
(Hrsg.) Italian lyric poetry. An anthology, Girard, Kansas 1924
(Hrsg.) Mexican poetry. An anthology, Girard, Kansas 1925
Amerikanistik
H. L. Mencken, Girard, Kansas 1924
Poe as a literary critic, Girard, Kansas 1924
George Jean Nathan. A critical study, Girard, Kansas 1925
The man Mencken. A biographical and critical survey, New York 1925, 1968
(Hrsg.) Critical excerpts from Poe, Girard, Kansas 1925
The theatre of George Jean Nathan. Chapters and documents toward a history of the new American drama, New York 1926, 1968
Havelock Ellis. A biographical and critical survey, New York 1926
President Harding’s illegitimate daughter, Girard, Kansas 1929
Major Noah. American-Jewish pioneer, Philadelphia 1936, Freeport 1972
The wonder of words. An introduction to language for everyman, New York/London 1938, Ann Arbor 1971
Verschiedenes
The enjoyment of reading. Notes on the appreciation of literature, Girard, Kansas 1925
The spirit of Yiddish literature, Girard, Kansas 1925
Panorama. A book of critical, sexual and esthetic views, Girard, Kansas 1927
The sexual life of man, woman, and child. Notes on a changing valuation of behavior, Girard, Kansas 1927
How to acquire good taste. What is culture? Girard, Kansas 1929
The fine art of living. An approach to life and the arts, Boston 1930
Getting into print. A practical guide, Girard, Kansas 1930
Sexarians, New York 1931
Madame Sex, New York 1932
(mit Abraham Myerson) The German Jew. His share in modern culture, New York 1933
Queen of hearts. The passionate pilgrimage of Lola Montez, New York 1936, 1969
What we laugh at, and why, Girard, Kansas 1938
Literatur
Frederick C. H. Garcia: Critic Turned Author. Isaac Goldberg, in: Luso-Brazilian Review 9, 1972, S. 21–27