Douglas A. Anderson
| Douglas A. Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1959 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | Michigan, USA |
Douglas Allen Anderson (born 30 December 1959 in Valparaiso, Indiana[1]) is an American independent scholar who has authored and edited various books relating to the works of Tolkien.
Anderson assisted Humphrey Carpenter during the process of editing The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.[2] In 1988, he published The Annotated Hobbit, which won him the Mythopeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies in 1990.[3] A revised and expanded edition was published in 2002. He is currently working on a third edition.[2] With Michael D.C. Drout and Verlyn Flieger, Anderson was co-editor for volumes one through eight of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review. He is a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for Walking Tree Publishers.[4] Anderson is also a guest lecturer at Signum University. [5]
Bibliography, selected
Books
- 1988: The Annotated Hobbit
- 1993: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (with Wayne G. Hammond)
- 2002: The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition
- 2003: Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
- 2005: Seekers of Dreams: Masterpieces of Fantasy
- 2007: Tolkien On Fairy-stories (with Verlyn Flieger)
- 2008: Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Journals, editor
- 2004: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 1 (co-editor)
- 2005: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 2 (co-editor)
- 2006: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 3 (co-editor)
- 2007: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 4 (co-editor)
- 2008: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 5 (co-editor)
- 2009: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 6 (co-editor)
- 2010: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 7 (co-editor)
- 2011: Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 8 (co-editor)
Articles and contributions
- 1981: Mallorn 16
- "A Look at the Marquette Archives"
- "The Marring of the Moon"
- 1987: The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin)
- "Note on the Text"
- 1994[?]: The Hobbit
- "Note on the Text"
- 1996: The Marvellous Land of Snergs
- "Introduction"
- 2001: Meditations on Middle-earth
- "Tolkien After All These Years"
- 2002: Tolkien the Medievalist
- "'An Industrious Little Devil': E.V. Gordon as Friend and Collaborator with Tolkien'
- 2004: Tolkien Studies: Volume 1
- "J.R.R. Tolkien, A Checklist" (with Tom Shippey)
- 2005: Tolkien Studies: Volume 2
- "J.R.R. Tolkien and W. Rhys Roberts's 'Gerald of Wales on the Survival of Welsh'"
- 2013: Mythlore 123
- "Fairy Elements in British Literary Writings in the Decade Following the Cottingley Fairy Photographs Episode"
External links
- Douglas A. Anderson's blog on "Tolkien and Fantasy"
- Douglas A. Anderson at Wikipedia
- A Douglas A. Anderson Page
- Interview with Douglas A. Anderson
References
- ↑ Summary Bibliography: Douglas A. Anderson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database(accessed 22 March 2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Douglas A. Anderson on Youtube(accessed 21 March 2023)
- ↑ Complete list of Mythopoeic Awards winners on https://www.mythsoc.org/ (accessed 21 March 2023)
- ↑ "Walking Tree Publishers Board of Advisors", Walking Tree Publihers (accessed 21 January 2012)
- ↑ Douglas A. Anderson at https://signumuniversity.org (accessed 21 March 2023)
