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Miscelanea 48.Indd revista de estudios ingleses y norteamericanos miscelánea vol. 48 Volumen de literatura, 2013 cine y estudios culturales Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies Vol. 48 · 2013 se publica con la ayuda económica del Departamento (Volumen de literatura, cine y estudios culturales) de Filología Inglesa y Alemana de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y del Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Dirección, coordinación, tratamiento de textos y edición electrónica (vol. 48): Sonia Baelo Allué Publicación semestral (2 vols. al año) del Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Published twice a year by the Department of Editora de reseñas: English and German Philology, University of Zaragoza, Beatriz Oria Gómez Spain. 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