0 a Latin expression that refers to a story, or the action of a play, etc. starting without any introduction: --
To capture the readers interest, which is the ultimate goal of creating fiction, a writer can begin a scene "in medias res".
It is often accompanied by "in medias res" writing.
His culturally counterpointed use of "in medias res" (beginning his narratives in the middle of things) is extensive.
Four quotations in particular are associated with the work: "in medias res" (l. 148), or into the middle of things.
Because of the fragmentary state of the manuscript, the action starts in medias res.
For example, modern short stories only occasionally have an exposition, more typically beginning in the middle of the action ("in medias res").
This would not constitute an example of "in medias res".
The story begins "in medias res" with this opening.
