The Canon Library
Cover of Capital, Volume I

19th Century · Political economy / philosophy

Capital, Volume I

by Karl Marx. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Karl Marx examining capitalism, labor, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Find a print edition

Browse Bookshop.org's current catalog to choose an available edition.

Some purchase links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Date
1867
Origin
Germany / Britain
Era
19th Century
Genre
Political economy / philosophy
Canon tier
Essential core
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Karl Marx examining capitalism, labor, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.