Davis, Charles T. 1918-1981.

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.

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