The Mansions of the Gods is the seventeenth graphic novel of the Asterixcomic book series, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo and released in 1971. Originally released as a serial for the magazine Pilote, it was later made into a graphic novel, with an English translation released in 1973. The story focuses on Asterix and the Gauls attempting to thwart the latest Roman plan against them, when Caesar decrees that the forest surrounding them be converted into a new Roman colony for the wealthy.
With the intent to force the village of indomitable Gauls to accept Roman civilization, Julius Caesar plans to destroy the surrounding forest to make way for a Roman patrician colony, called the 'Mansions of the Gods'. The project is led by the architect Squaronthehypotenus, who orders an army of slaves of various nationalities to pull down the trees in the forest. With the help of Getafix's magic, Asterix and Obelix plant acorns that grow into mature oak trees instantly; whereupon an increasingly erratic Squaronthehypotenus threatens "to work the slaves to death".
Taking this literally, Asterix gives the slaves magic potion with which to rebel; but the slaves, upon rebellion, do not stop work and leave, as Asterix intended, but insist on better working conditions, regular pay, and freedom after completing the first block of the Mansions of the Gods. Upon hearing that the slaves are better paid than they, the Roman legionaries go on strike for similar and better conditions for themselves. Since the freedom of the slaves depends on constructing at least one building, the Gauls allow the work to proceed. After their release, a group of the former slaves (among them the - almost - luckless pirates from previous adventures) "float a company" with their wages.
Finally, the first completed building of the Mansions of the Gods is inhabited by Roman families: the first of these consisting of a middle class husband and wife selected by lottery. These Romans then go shopping in the village which, before long, turns into a tourist trap selling "antique" weapons and fish to the Romans, embroiled in price wars and (in the case of some of the wives) assuming Roman dress. To counteract this, Asterix asks Squaronthehypotenus for an apartment, but is told they are full; whereafter the initial winners of the first apartment are continually harassed by Obelix acting like a rabid monster, with Asterix holding him back. The next day, the couple returns to Rome, and Asterix arranges for Cacofonix the bard to move into the vacated apartment. As a result of the bard's discordant nocturnal practice, the rest of the Roman inhabitants return to Rome as well.
Squaronthehypotenus tries to keep the Mansions in business by bringing the local Roman soldiers as tenants and expels Cacofonix from the building; whereupon the Gauls take this as an insult, and destroy the Roman colony. The legionnaires gratefully return to their camp and Squaronthehypotenus announces his plan to go to Egypt to build pyramids in the desert with "nice quiet tenants". That evening, the Gauls hold their usual celebratory banquet (in which this time Cacofonix takes part) and the ruins of the mansion are covered by Getafix's instantaneous trees.
In the end, Asterix takes the druid aside and asks: "O druid Getafix, do you think we can always stop the course of events as we have just done?" - "Of course not, Asterix. But we still have time. Plenty of time.”
The interaction between Squaronthehypotenus and the slaves resembles that of modern-day employers, trade unionists, and workers on strike.
The quizmaster in the Circus Maximus who coerces the reluctant winner to accept his prize is a caricature of the French television entertainer Guy Lux.[1]
Adaptations
In November 2014, an adaptation of The Mansions of the Gods was released as a 3D computer-animated feature film, titled Asterix: The Land of the Gods.[2] Produced in France by M6 Studio and Mikros Image,[3] the adaptation maintained much of the plot elements from the graphic novel, but made a number of changes:
In the novel, the family in the lottery is hounded by Obelix and later leave. In the adaptation, they find themselves homeless twice, and befriend Asterix and Obelix, helping them deal with the Roman army.
The Gauls are offered rent-free apartments as part of Caesar's plan, and thus adopt Roman lifestyles when they move in; they fail to move out the Roman civilians.
The slaves mostly remain as a workforce constructing the colony, and later become Roman soldiers.
In other languages
Catalan: La residència dels déus
Croatian: Grad bogova
Czech: Sídliště bohů
Danish: Byplanlæggeren
Dutch: De Romeinse lusthof
Finnish: Jumaltenrannan nousu ja tuho (The Rise and Fall of Gods' Shore)
^Asterix official website: Character portfolio: "Guilus" (retrieved January 26, 2021)
^Mister3ZE (October 16, 2013). "QUELQUES INFOS POUR " ASTÉRIX : LE DOMAINE DES DIEUX " DE LOUIS CLICHY ET ALEXANDRE ASTIER". Focus on Animation. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
^Hopewell, John (October 21, 2010). "M6, SND prep 3D 'Asterix'". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^"The Mansions of the Gods (Astérix #17)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
External links
Official English Website
February 09, 2023
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The Mansions of the Gods is the seventeenth graphic novel of the Asterix comic book series written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo and released in 1971 Originally released as a serial for the magazine Pilote it was later made into a graphic novel with an English translation released in 1973 The story focuses on Asterix and the Gauls attempting to thwart the latest Roman plan against them when Caesar decrees that the forest surrounding them be converted into a new Roman colony for the wealthy The Mansions of the Gods Le Domaine des Dieux Date1973SeriesAsterixCreative teamWritersRene GoscinnyArtistsAlbert UderzoOriginal publicationDate of publication1971LanguageFrenchChronologyPreceded byAsterix in SwitzerlandFollowed byAsterix and the Laurel Wreath Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Notes 3 Adaptations 4 In other languages 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot summary EditWith the intent to force the village of indomitable Gauls to accept Roman civilization Julius Caesar plans to destroy the surrounding forest to make way for a Roman patrician colony called the Mansions of the Gods The project is led by the architect Squaronthehypotenus who orders an army of slaves of various nationalities to pull down the trees in the forest With the help of Getafix s magic Asterix and Obelix plant acorns that grow into mature oak trees instantly whereupon an increasingly erratic Squaronthehypotenus threatens to work the slaves to death Taking this literally Asterix gives the slaves magic potion with which to rebel but the slaves upon rebellion do not stop work and leave as Asterix intended but insist on better working conditions regular pay and freedom after completing the first block of the Mansions of the Gods Upon hearing that the slaves are better paid than they the Roman legionaries go on strike for similar and better conditions for themselves Since the freedom of the slaves depends on constructing at least one building the Gauls allow the work to proceed After their release a group of the former slaves among them the almost luckless pirates from previous adventures float a company with their wages Finally the first completed building of the Mansions of the Gods is inhabited by Roman families the first of these consisting of a middle class husband and wife selected by lottery These Romans then go shopping in the village which before long turns into a tourist trap selling antique weapons and fish to the Romans embroiled in price wars and in the case of some of the wives assuming Roman dress To counteract this Asterix asks Squaronthehypotenus for an apartment but is told they are full whereafter the initial winners of the first apartment are continually harassed by Obelix acting like a rabid monster with Asterix holding him back The next day the couple returns to Rome and Asterix arranges for Cacofonix the bard to move into the vacated apartment As a result of the bard s discordant nocturnal practice the rest of the Roman inhabitants return to Rome as well Squaronthehypotenus tries to keep the Mansions in business by bringing the local Roman soldiers as tenants and expels Cacofonix from the building whereupon the Gauls take this as an insult and destroy the Roman colony The legionnaires gratefully return to their camp and Squaronthehypotenus announces his plan to go to Egypt to build pyramids in the desert with nice quiet tenants That evening the Gauls hold their usual celebratory banquet in which this time Cacofonix takes part and the ruins of the mansion are covered by Getafix s instantaneous trees In the end Asterix takes the druid aside and asks O druid Getafix do you think we can always stop the course of events as we have just done Of course not Asterix But we still have time Plenty of time Notes EditFollowing the French riots of May 1968 Goscinny made increasing references in Asterix to current political events in France In Mansions of the Gods he caricatures modern technocracy the young urban planner the gigantic villes nouvelles new cities of high rises and especially advertising The interaction between Squaronthehypotenus and the slaves resembles that of modern day employers trade unionists and workers on strike The quizmaster in the Circus Maximus who coerces the reluctant winner to accept his prize is a caricature of the French television entertainer Guy Lux 1 Adaptations EditIn November 2014 an adaptation of The Mansions of the Gods was released as a 3D computer animated feature film titled Asterix The Land of the Gods 2 Produced in France by M6 Studio and Mikros Image 3 the adaptation maintained much of the plot elements from the graphic novel but made a number of changes In the novel the family in the lottery is hounded by Obelix and later leave In the adaptation they find themselves homeless twice and befriend Asterix and Obelix helping them deal with the Roman army The Gauls are offered rent free apartments as part of Caesar s plan and thus adopt Roman lifestyles when they move in they fail to move out the Roman civilians The slaves mostly remain as a workforce constructing the colony and later become Roman soldiers In other languages EditCatalan La residencia dels deus Croatian Grad bogova Czech Sidliste bohu Danish Byplanlaeggeren Dutch De Romeinse lusthof Finnish Jumaltenrannan nousu ja tuho The Rise and Fall of Gods Shore German Die Trabantenstadt The satellite town Greek H katoikia twn 8ewn Hebrew אחוזת האלים Indonesian Negeri Dewa dewa Irish Asterix i gCoill na Cinsealachta Italian Asterix e il Regno degli Dei Norwegian Byplanleggeren The town planner Polish Osiedle bogow Portuguese O dominio dos deuses Romanian Domeniul Zeiilor Spanish La residencia de los dioses Swedish Gudarnas hemvist Serbian Grad bogova Turkish Tanrilar Sitesi Welsh Rhandir y duwiauReception EditOn Goodreads it has a score of 4 17 out of 5 4 References Edit Asterix official website Character portfolio Guilus retrieved January 26 2021 Mister3ZE October 16 2013 QUELQUES INFOS POUR ASTERIX LE DOMAINE DES DIEUX DE LOUIS CLICHY ET ALEXANDRE ASTIER Focus on Animation Retrieved October 16 2013 Hopewell John October 21 2010 M6 SND prep 3D Asterix Variety Retrieved December 1 2011 The Mansions of the Gods Asterix 17 www goodreads com Retrieved 2018 10 03 External links EditOfficial English Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mansions of the Gods amp oldid 1120420339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
