Hermathena is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of the classical world published by Trinity College Dublin, under the auspices of the Department of Classics in the School of Histories and Humanities. It was established in 1873 and is now one of the longest-running classical journals in the world.[1]

Hermathena
Cover page of first issue
Cover page of first issue
EditorMonica Gale
CategoriesHistory journal
FrequencyBiannual
PublisherTrinity College Dublin
First issue1873; 151 years ago (1873)
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttps://www.tcd.ie/classics/hermathena/
ISSN0018-0750
OCLC880684138

The founder of the journal was Robert Yelverton Tyrrell (1844-1914).[2] He was the first editor-in-chief.

Since 2012 the editor-in-chief is professor Monica Gale.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hermathena. Front matter, first issue (1873)". jstor.org. JSTOR 23036308. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ Jeffares, A. Norman (1982). Anglo-Irish Literature. MacMillan International Higher Education. p. 192. ISBN 9781349168552. (for Jeffares 1982 see also: digital copy at Internet Archive). Jeffares gives 1874 as the first year of Hermathena. This might be explained by the fact that the title page of the first issue also says 1874 (in contrast to the cover). See "Hermathena. Front matter, first issue (1873)". jstor.org. JSTOR 23036308. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Hermathena. Front matter, issue 193, 2012". jstor.org. JSTOR 24860784. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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