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Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Latin Library: the Author as a Reader, by Ana González-Rivas Fernández (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)The analysis of literary authors' personal libraries reveals very valuable information about their habits as readers, as well as other noteworthy circumstances of their time. Either bought or received as a gift, read thoroughly or superficially, each item of a library speaks loudly about its owner, their concerns, and their interests. The article "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Latin Library: a Historiographical Approach" examines the particular case of the well-known poet, whose books shared shelves with those of her husband, Robert Browning.Elizabeth Barrett Browning's (1806-1861) literary and intellectual enthusiasm for the Greek-Latin classics has been a frequent subject of research. Within the wide universe of the classics, the critics have paid special attention to the field of Greek language and literature, to which Barrett Browning felt a special predilection. Conversely, the relationship of the poet with Latin and antique Rome has barely raised any interest and has only been examined partially. This lack of critical analysis has been justified by invoking the author's personal likings; however, despite her proneness to the Greek world, the truth is that Latin and Latin literature played a very relevant role in Barrett Browning's education, to the extent that they appear explicitly and implicitly in several places of her poetical work. As this article attempts to demonstrate, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's relationship with ancient literature is not complete without the part of classical antiquity represented by Rome. In fact, it is the combination of the two diametrically opposite poles that the Greek and Roman literature represent that reveals the aesthetic keys that explain Barrett Browning's interest in antiquity.The aim of this article is, by means of the analysis of her personal library, to define the type of approach Elizabeth Barrett adopts to the Latin language and literature. The first aspect to be explored is the author's contact with Latin since she started to study it as a child. The author's reflections in her letters and journals are highly revealing about her disposition towards this subject throughout her life. The analysis will then focus on her learning process, both informal (through friends and relatives) and formal (through manuals and textbooks). The range of books and manuals analysed in this article is very varied, and includes grammars, dictionaries, reference works (encyclopaedias and antiquities), anthologies, handbooks of literature, travel guides, and other relevant texts. The scrutiny of all these books provides a very precise and complete overview of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's access to Latin and everything related to Rome and Roman culture. It also helps to evaluate aspects such as the circumstances in which the poet acquired these volumes, or the year and the particular moment when she read them; it even brings to light some significant absences. Her collection, on the other hand, supplies concrete data that are essential to reconstructing the poet's Latin imagery with its peculiarities. Apart from shedding new light on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's degree of interest in Latin literature, these data also allow an evaluation of the extent to which her preferences respond to a personal choice or are rather determined by external circumstances. Finally, this article proves how, eventually, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's personal library mirrors the evolution of the Latin studies throughout the 19th century, showing that, far from being a static discipline, Latin historiography is constantly developing and reacts to all the changes, either historical, social, or ideological. ANA GONZÁLEZ-RIVAS FERNÁNDEZSPANISH VERSION