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Invictus. By William Ernest Henley. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be. For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance. I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance.
"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 (Echoes)".
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).
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.
Dec 11, 2009 · Invictus is a 2009 film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. It tells the true story of how Nelson Mandela used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite South Africa after Apartheid.
The belief that one’s soul could not be tarnished, no matter the hardships one experienced, is reflected in both this line and the poem as a whole. The popularity of “Invictus” helped reinforce this attitude, as did many other works of Victorian poetry and literature.
