esperpento

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esperpento
masculine noun
1grotesque sight (persona); absurdity, piece of nonsense (cosa)

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esperpento [es-per-pen’-to]
noun
1Fright, sight (persona). (m)
2Absurdity (disparate), nonsense. (m)
3Macabre story (cuento), grotesque tale. (m)
4(Teat.) Play which focuses on the grotesque. (m)

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esperpento
sustantivo:masculino
1 (persona fea) fright; (familiar) sight; (familiar)
2 (disparate) nonsense
lo que dijo no eran más que esperpentos what he said was absolute nonsense
3 (Teat) play which focuses on the grotesque
4 (cuento) macabre story; grotesque tale
Esperpento is a type of theatre developed by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1869-1936) focusing on characters whose physical and psychological characteristics have been deliberately deformed and warped to the point where they become grotesque caricatures. Valle-Inclán used this esperpento as a vehicle for social and political satire.
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