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in medias resnoun
Narrative presented in medias res.
in medias resadverb
In the middle of a storyline.
in medias resadjective
Beginning in the middle of its storyline: said of a work of literature or a film.
Etymology: From in medias res.
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In medias res
A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the midst of the plot (cf. ab ovo, ab initio). Often, exposition is bypassed and filled in gradually, through dialogue, flashbacks or description of past events. For example, Hamlet begins after the death of Hamlet's father. Characters make reference to King Hamlet's death without the plot's first establishment of said fact. Since the play is about Hamlet and the revenge more so than the motivation, Shakespeare uses in medias res to bypass superfluous exposition. Works that employ in medias res often later use flashback and nonlinear narrative for exposition to fill in the backstory. In Homer's Odyssey, the reader first learns about Odysseus's journey when he is held captive on Calypso's island. The reader then finds out, in Books IX through XII, that the greater part of Odysseus's journey precedes that moment in the narrative. In Homer's Iliad there are fewer flashbacks, although it opens in the thick of the Trojan War.
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In medias res
In medias res or medias in res is a Latin phrase for the literary and artistic narrative technique where the relating of a story begins at the midpoint, rather than at the beginning, establishing setting, character, and conflict via flashback or expository conversations relating the pertinent past. The main advantage of in medias res is to open the story with dramatic action rather than exposition which sets up the characters and situation. Because it is a feature of the style in which a story is structured and is independent of the story's content, it can be employed in any narrative genre, epic poetry, novels, plays, or film. In medias res often, though not always, entails subsequent uses of flashbacks and nonlinear narrative for exposition of earlier events in order to fill in the backstory. For example, in Homer's Odyssey, we first learn about Odysseus' journey when he is held captive on Calypso's island. We then find out in Books IX through XII, that the greater part of Odysseus' journey precedes that moment in the narrative. On the other hand, Homer's Iliad has relatively few flashbacks, although it opens in the thick of the Trojan War.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in medias res in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in medias res in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Translations for in medias res
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- in medias resCzech
- i medier resDanish
- in medias resGerman
- σε medias resGreek
- in medias resEsperanto
- in medias resSpanish
- در medias resPersian
- in medias resFrench
- in medias resHungarian
- in medias resItalian
- メディアの解像度でJapanese
- 미디어 해상도Korean
- in medias resLatin
- in medias resNorwegian
- in medias resPortuguese
- in medias resRomanian
- In Medias ResRussian
- i medias resSwedish
- ในสื่อThai
- medias resTurkish
- 在媒体水库Chinese
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