The Gothic Wanderer de Tyler R. Tichelaar

The Gothic Wanderer

Tyler R. Tichelaar

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The Gothic Wanderer Rises Eternal in Popular Literature
From the horrors of sixteenth century Italian castles to twenty-first century plagues,from the French Revolution to the liberation of Libya, Tyler R. Tichelaar takes readerson far more than a journey through literary history. The Gothic Wanderer is anexploration of man's deepest fears, his eff orts to rise above them for the last twocenturies, and how he may be on the brink finally of succeeding.

Tichelaar examines the figure of the Gothic wanderer in such well-known Gothicnovels as The Mysteries of Udolpho, Frankenstein, and Dracula, as well as lesserknown works like Fanny Burney's The Wanderer, Mary Shelley's The Last Man, andEdward Bulwer-Lytton's Zanoni. He also finds surprising Gothic elements in classicslike Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes. FromMatthew Lewis' The Monk to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, Tichelaar explores a literarytradition whose characters refl ect our greatest fears and deepest hopes. Readers willfind here the revelation that not only are we all Gothic wanderers--but we are soonly by our own choosing.

Acclaim for The Gothic Wanderer
"The Gothic Wanderer shows us the importance of its title figure in helping us tosee our own imperfections and our own sometimes contradictory yearnings to beboth unique and yet a part of a society. The reader is in for an insightful treat."
--Diana DeLuca, Ph.D. and author of Extraordinary Things

"Make no mistake about it, The Gothic Wanderer is an important, well researchedand comprehensive treatise on some of the world's finest literature."
--Michael Willey, author of Ojisan Zanoni

About the Author
Tyler R. Tichelaar holds a Ph.D. in Literature from Western Michigan University. He has lectured on writing and literature at Clemson University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of London. Tichelaar is the author of numerous historical novels, including The Marquette Trilogy (composed of Iron Pioneers, The Queen City, and Superior Heritage) the award-winning Narrow Lives, and Spirit of the North: a paranormal romance. His other scholarly works include King Arthur's Children: a Study in Fiction and Tradition

Foreword by Marie Mulvey-Roberts, Ph.D.

Learn more at www.GothicWanderer.com

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Literary Criticism : Gothing & Romance
Literary Criticism : European - General

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Notă biografică

Tyler R. Tichelaar is a seventh generation resident of Marquette, Michigan. Since age eight he wanted to be a writer, and at age sixteen, he began writing his first novel, which years later was published as "The Only Thing That Lasts." Tyler has a Ph.D. in Literature from Western Michigan University, and Bachelor and Master's Degrees in English from Northern Michigan University. He is the current President of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. He is the owner of his own publishing company, Marquette Fiction, and of Superior Book Productions, a professional book review, editing, and proofreading service. In 2009, Tyler was awarded the Best Historical Fiction Award in the Reader Views Literary Awards for his novel Narrow Lives. He has since gone on to sponsor that award. In 2011, he received the Barb H. Kelly Historic Preservation Award from the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee for his book My Marquette and he received the Marquette County Arts Award that same year for an "Outstanding Writer." Besides writing about Upper Michigan, Tyler has always been interested in the supernatural and the Gothic. In 2012, he published "The Gothic Wanderer: From Transgression to Redemption"-a study of Gothic literature from 1794 to the present day. He has also written Spirit of the North: a paranormal romance, a historical fiction novel with a ghost in its storyline; and a series of novels about King Arthur, beginning with Arthur's Legacy, which include many Gothic elements, including an appearance by Dracula in the fourth novel, Lilith's Love. He is currently working on writing Haunted Marquette. Tyler's many other books include" The Marquette Trilogy", "The Best Place", "Creating a Local Historical Book", "Willpower: An Original Play about Marquette's Ossified Man", and "King Arthur's Children: A Study in Fiction and Tradition." In addition, Tyler has been the President of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association since 2008, is the former guest co-host of the Authors Access Internet Radio Show (2007-2012), and the book reviewer for the magazine Marquette Monthly. Today, Tyler continues to live in Marquette, where the roar of Lake Superior, mountains of snow, and sandstone architecture inspire his writing. He has many future books in the planning. Visit Tyler at his websites: www.MarquetteFiction.com www.ChildrenofArthur.com www.GothicWanderer.com