The ''Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie'' is an

academic journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...

Celtic studies Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celts, Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages). This ranges from linguistics, literature and art h ...

, which was established in 1897 by the German scholars

Kuno Meyer Kuno Meyer (20 December 1858 – 11 October 1919) was a German scholar, distinguished in the field of Celtic philology and literature. His pro-German stance at the start of World War I in the United States was a source of controversy. His brothe ...

and Ludwig Christian Stern.Busse, Peter E. "''Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie''." In ''Celtic Culture. A Historical Encyclopedia'', ed. J.T. Koch. 5 vols: vol. 5. Santa Barbara et al., 2006. p. 1823. It was the first journal devoted exclusively to

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and literature and is the oldest significant journal of

still in existence today. The emphasis is on (early)

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

and

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and

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, but other aspects of Celtic

philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

and literature (including modern literature) also receive attention. Apart from Stern and Meyer, previous editors include

Julius Pokorny Julius Pokorny (12 June 1887 – 8 April 1970) was an Austrian-Czech linguist and scholar of the Celtic languages and of Celtic studies, particularly of the Irish language, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He held academic posts in Austrian ...

, Ludwig Mühlhausen, Rudolf Thurneysen, Rudolf Hertz, Heinrich Wagner, Hans Hartmann, and Karl Horst Schmidt. The current

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are Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner and Bernhard Maier. 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 Brian O'Nolan (; 5 October 19111 April 1966), his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Civil Service of the Republic of Ireland, Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth- ...

which satirises scholars who "rose in their nightshift / To write for the Zeitschrift".

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Tables of contents (1897-2008)Recent issues of ZCP onlineVolumes 1 to 14 available
from the

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