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Under the bludgeonings of chance. My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears. Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years. Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate,
- William Ernest Henley
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Invictus. Portrait of William Ernest Henley by Leslie Ward, published in Vanity Fair, 26 November 1892. " Invictus " is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section titled "Life and Death ...
- United Kingdom
- 1875
Invictus is a famous poem that expresses the theme of unconquerable soul and self-mastery in the face of adversity. It was written by the English poet William Ernest Henley, who suffered from tuberculosis and amputation of his leg.
The popularity of “Invictus” helped reinforce this attitude, as did many other works of Victorian poetry and literature. — Wesley, Owl Eyes Editor This reference to a black pit is an extension of the darkness metaphor used above and also likely a more specific allusion, perhaps to hell itself or the Victorian coal pits.
Learn about the themes, symbols, and poetic devices of "Invictus", a famous poem by William Ernest Henley. The poem expresses the speaker's resilience and free will in the face of adversity and death.
This is an incredibly inspiring poem about overcoming obstacles and finding strength within oneself. The poem was first published in 1888—without a title—in Henley’s first volume of poetry. The title of the poem, ‘Invictus,’ which is Latin for “unconquered,” was given by the editor of “The Oxford Book of English Verse .”.
Invictus. (film) Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, making it the third collaboration between Eastwood and Freeman after Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). The story is based on the 2008 John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game ...
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