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Le grotesque
A literary and artistic category involving the distorted, bizarre, or absurd. In French aesthetics, it is often paired with the sublime to create dramatic tension.
Examples in context
Les gargouilles de Notre-Dame incarnent parfaitement le grotesque.
The gargoyles of Notre-Dame perfectly embody the grotesque.
Le mélange du grotesque et du tragique surprend ici.
The blend of the grotesque and the tragic is surprising here.
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