Black is the color of the cosmos : essays on Afro-American litera ture and culture, 1942-1981 /
Charles T. Davis ; edited by Henry Lou is Gates, Jr. ; foreword by A. Bartlett Giamatti.
- Washington, D.C. : Howard University Press, 1989, c1982.
- xxxv, 376 p., [11] p. of plates : ports. ; 21 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1982. Origin ally published in series: Critical studies on Black life and culture ; v. 1.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
088258166X (pbk.)
89-024492
American literature-- African American authors-- History and criti cism. American literature-- History and criticism.-- 20th century African Americans-- Intellectual life. African Americans in literature.