Abstract Jean-Yves Jouannais examines the history of war in L’Encyclopédie des guerres, a performance piece at the Centre Pompidou, which is ongoing since 2008. Compiling citations on the theme of war while also interrogating the possibilities of literary form, the work stages itself being composed session by session and year after year. Proposing itself as a “fiasco,” the work initially insisted on its protean, unpublishable nature. What began as a project with undefined contours has resulted in several published volumes, including MOAB: Épopée en 22 chants. Adopting the form of the epic by using a montage of citations from across the ages, MOAB stages the “Mother of All Battles.” This idiosyncratic use of montage foregrounds the chaos of warfare, while also insisting on its burlesque qualities.

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灾难性的百科全书：让·伊夫·约安尼斯的战争与大灾变

摘要Jean-Yves Jouannais考察了蓬皮杜艺术中心的表演作品L'Encyclopédiedes guerres中的战争历史，该作品自2008年以来一直在进行。本身是逐节逐年组成的。该作品自称为“惨败”，最初坚持其纯净，不可出版的性质。最初是一个轮廓不明确的项目，后来产生了几本已出版的书，包括MOAB：Épopéeen 22 chants。MOAB采用了史诗般的形式，使用了各个年龄段的引文蒙太奇，因此上演了“所有战斗之母”。蒙太奇的这种特殊用法使战争变得混乱，同时也坚持了其滑稽的品质。