"Invictus" a poem by William Ernest Henley, is a distinctly visual poem that invokes the stoic ideals of self-mastery and resilience, allowing the responder to visually experience not only Henley's ordeal - but also to bear witness to his conviction. Written in 1875, in the year that Henley was to undergo leg amputation due to tuberculosis, "Invictus" is latin for 'unconquered' with its titular statement setting the underlying message of conviction throughout the poem. ... Henley's determination to deconstruct our common notions of pain, suffering and i...

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