Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie
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Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie (ZCP) is an academic journal of Celtic studies
, which was founded in 1896 by the German scholars Kuno Meyer
and Ludwig Christian Stern and first appeared in 1897. It is the first journal devoted exclusively to Celtic languages
and literature and the oldest significant journal of Celtic studies
still in existence today. The emphasis is on (Early) Irish language
and literature
and Continental Celtic
, but other aspects of Celtic philology
and literature (including modern literature) also receive attention.
Apart from Stern and Meyer, previous editors include Julius Pokorny
, Ludwig Mühlhausen, Rudolf Thurneysen
, Rudolf Hertz, Heinrich Wagner, Hans Hartmann and Karl Horst Schmidt. The editorial staff currently consists of Stefan Zimmer, Jürgen Uhlich and Gisbert Hemprich.
In addition to the regular volumes, the journal also has a subsidiary series, Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie.
The journal features in a poem by Flann O'Brien
which satirises scholars who "rose in their nightshift / To write for the Zeitschrift".
Celtic Studies
Celtic studies is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to a Celtic people. This ranges from linguistics, literature and art history archaeology and history, the focus lying on the study of the various Celtic languages, living and extinct...
, which was founded in 1896 by the German scholars Kuno Meyer
Kuno Meyer
Kuno Meyer was a German scholar, distinguished in the field of Celtic philology and literature. His pro-German stance at the start of World War I while traveling in the United States was a source of controversy.-Biography:...
and Ludwig Christian Stern and first appeared in 1897. It is the first journal devoted exclusively to Celtic languages
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
and literature and the oldest significant journal of Celtic studies
Celtic Studies
Celtic studies is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to a Celtic people. This ranges from linguistics, literature and art history archaeology and history, the focus lying on the study of the various Celtic languages, living and extinct...
still in existence today. The emphasis is on (Early) Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and literature
Celtic literature
In the strictly academic context of Celtic studies, the term Celtic literature is used by Celticists to denote any number of bodies of literature written in a Celtic language, encompassing the Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Breton languages in either their modern or earlier...
and Continental Celtic
Continental Celtic languages
The Continental Celtic languages are the Celtic languages, now extinct, that were spoken on the continent of Europe, as distinguished from the Insular Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland. The Continental Celtic languages were spoken by the people known to Roman and Greek writers as Keltoi,...
, but other aspects of Celtic philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
and literature (including modern literature) also receive attention.
Apart from Stern and Meyer, previous editors include Julius Pokorny
Julius Pokorny
Julius Pokorny was an Austrian linguist and scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He held academic posts in Austrian and German universities.-Life:...
, Ludwig Mühlhausen, Rudolf Thurneysen
Rudolf Thurneysen
Eduard Rudolf Thurneysen was a Swiss linguist and Celticist.Born in Basel, Thurneysen studied classical philology in Basel, Leipzig, Berlin and Paris. His teachers included Ernst Windisch and Heinrich Zimmer...
, Rudolf Hertz, Heinrich Wagner, Hans Hartmann and Karl Horst Schmidt. The editorial staff currently consists of Stefan Zimmer, Jürgen Uhlich and Gisbert Hemprich.
In addition to the regular volumes, the journal also has a subsidiary series, Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie.
The journal features in a poem by Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien
Brian O'Nolan was an Irish novelist, playwright and satirist regarded as a key figure in postmodern literature. Best known for novels such as At Swim-Two-Birds, The Third Policeman and An Béal Bocht and many satirical columns in The Irish Times Brian O'Nolan (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966) was...
which satirises scholars who "rose in their nightshift / To write for the Zeitschrift".