Isaac Goldberg
Isaac Goldberg (* 1887 in Boston ; † July 14, 1938 ) was an American Romanist , Hispanist, Lusitanist, Americanist, literary scholar, music writer, journalist, translator and polygraph.
life and work
Goldberg graduated from Harvard University . He received his doctorate there in 1912 under Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford with the thesis Don José Echegaray. A study in modern Spanish drama . As a journalist, translator from Romance languages and from Yiddish , as editor and author, he has published numerous works, both scientific and popular, many in the Little Blue Books paperback series published in Girard (Kansas) .
Works
Music review
Gilbert and 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
- (Ed.) New and original extravaganzas by WS Gilbert, esq., As first produced at the London playhouses, Boston 1932
More music review
- 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
- (with Isidore Witmark) The story of the house of Witmark. From ragtime to swingtime, New York 1939, 1976
Romance Studies
- Studies in Spanish-American literature, New York 1920, Port Washington, NY 1968 (Foreword by Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford )
- Brazilian literature, New York 1922, New York 1975, Great Neck, N. Y 1978 (preface by Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford )
- The drama of transition. Native and exotic playcraft, Cincinnati 1922 (worldwide)
- La literatura hispanoamericana. Estudios críticos, Madrid 1922
- Dante. An aesthetic view, Girard, Kansas 1923
- A guide to Cervantes, Girard, Kansas 1923
- (Ed. And translator) Brazilian tales, Girard, Kansas 1924
- Camoens, central figure of Portuguese literature (1524-1580), Girard, Kansas 1924
- A guide to Rabelais, Girard, Kansas 1924
- (Ed.) Italian lyric poetry. An anthology, Girard, Kansas 1924
- (Ed.) Mexican poetry. An anthology, Girard, Kansas 1925
American Studies
- HL 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
- (Ed.) Critical excerpts from Poe, Girard, Kansas 1925
- The theater 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
various
- 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
- (with 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
literature
- Frederick CH Garcia: Critic Turned Author. Isaac Goldberg, in: Luso-Brazilian Review 9, 1972, pp. 21-27
Web links
- Literature by and about Isaac Goldberg in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goldberg, Isaac |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance philologist, Hispanist, Lusitanist, literary scholar, music writer, journalist, translator, and polygraph |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1887 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1938 |