As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view…

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As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer. ✨ Victor Hugo (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated), p.12464, Delphi Classics
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