Critical Analysis of Past and Present Book-1 By Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle Scottish historian, critic, and sociological writer was born in December 1795 and died in 1881 February. Past and present by Carlyle is a piece of prose work that focuses on the conditions of the economical downfall of England.Book-1 proem (introduction to the conditions of England) consists of six chapters Midas, The sphinx, Manchester insurrection, Morrison's pill, Aristocracy of talent, and Hero worship. He gave these chapters symbols and signs of time to create a mythic framework for his analysis of the conditions of England. Past and present elaborates its mythical work by comparing England to Midas "full of wealth.. yet.. dying of initiation". Carlyle alludes to the economic depression that he saw as tearing apart the British social and spiritual fabric. "The successful industry of England..has yet made nobody rich it is enchanted wealth and belongs to nobody". In simple words, England has more richness than any nation had before yet it...