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Douglas A(llen) Anderson (1959 - ) is an author and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Image File history File links Arda. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (IPA ) CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was a South African-born, English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ...

His first published book was The Annotated Hobbit (1988), which grew out of a study of the revisions made by Tolkien to the various editions of The Hobbit following the publication of The Lord of the Rings. The Annotated Hobbit won the Mythopoeic Award for scholarship. A revised edition was published in 2002. The Hobbit is a childrens story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. ...

Anderson's textual studies of The Lord of the Rings are the core of the Houghton Mifflin revised American edition of 1987, incorporating various changes made to British editions at Tolkien's direction. He also contributed a "Note on the Text" discussing the history of these changes, which was subsequently incorporated into later editions with various minor revisions. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. ...

With Verlyn Flieger and Michael D. C. Drout, he is co-editor of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, (Volume 1, 2004; Volume 2, 2005; and Volume 3, 2006).

Anderson has also edited modern editions of works by other fantasists including Kenneth Morris and William Hope Hodgson. William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) was an English author. ...

Books

Books written or edited by Douglas Anderson include:

• J.R.R. Tolkien: Interviews, Reminiscences, and Other Essays (forthcoming), 2007
• The 100 Best Writers of Fantasy & Horror, 2006
• Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 3, 2006 (co-editor), West Virginia University Press, ISBN 1-9332-0210-6
• H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror, 2005
• Adrift on The Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson, 2005
• Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 2, 2005 (co-editor), West Virginia University Press, ISBN 1-9332-0203-3
• Seekers of Dreams: Masterpieces of Fantasy, 2005
• Book of The Three Dragons by Kenneth Morris, 2004
• Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume 1, 2004 (co-editor), West Virginia University Press, ISBN 0-9370-5887-4
• Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy, 2003
• Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R. H. Barlow, 2002
• The Annotated Hobbit (revised edition), 2002, ISBN 0-6181-3470-0
• The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis, 2000
• The Dragon Path: Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris, 1995
• The Marvellous Land of Snergs by E. A. Wyke-Smith, 1995
• J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers) (with Wayne G. Hammond), 1993
• The Lady of Frozen Death and Other Weird Tales by Leonard Cline, 1992
• The Chalchiuhite Dragon by Kenneth Morris, 1992
• The Annotated Hobbit, 1988

... Wayne G. Hammond is a scholar known for his research and writings on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

References

• Anderson, Douglas A (editor): The Annotated Hobbit (revised edition), 2002, ISBN 0-6181-3470-0
• Mythprint, June 1999
• Brief biography at Houghton Mifflin Books site
• Tolkien Studies bibilographic information at Muse