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"Metzengerstein" is the first published short story by the American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the Saturday Courier in 1832. During Edgar Poe's lifetime, it was reprinted twice more, in slightly changed editions, once with the subtitle A Tale In Imitation of the German. For the last edition in the collection Grotesques and Arabesques, Poe removed the subtitle. The author probably considered the story to be one of his best works, as he planned to include it in two more collections that were never published for various reasons. Literary critics have noted the influence of German literature on Edgar Poe's work and the writer's own contribution to the development of the Gothic genre in the story "Metzengerstein". Some researchers see the plot of the story as a reflection of the author's childhood experiences.

The Performer: Roman Molodiy
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