The Gothic Wanderer

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 readers

on far more than a journey through literary history. The Gothic Wanderer is an

exploration of man's deepest fears, his eff orts to rise above them for the last two

centuries, and how he may be on the brink finally of succeeding.

Tichelaar examines the figure of the Gothic wanderer in such well-known Gothic

novels as The Mysteries of Udolpho, Frankenstein, and Dracula, as well as lesser

known works like Fanny Burney's The Wanderer, Mary Shelley's The Last Man, and

Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Zanoni. He also finds surprising Gothic elements in classics

like Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes. From

Matthew Lewis' The Monk to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, Tichelaar explores a literary

tradition whose characters refl ect our greatest fears and deepest hopes. Readers will

find here the revelation that not only are we all Gothic wanderers--but we are so

only by our own choosing.

Acclaim for The Gothic Wanderer

"The Gothic Wanderer shows us the importance of its title figure in helping us to

see our own imperfections and our own sometimes contradictory yearnings to be

both 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 researched

and 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...