W. P. Ker 
Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. These essays are intended as a general description of some of the principal forms of narrative literature in the Middle Ages, and as a review Of some of the more interesting works in each period. It is hardly necessary to say that the conclusion is one in which nothing is concluded, and that whole tracts of literature have been barely touched on – the English metrical romances, the Middle High German poems, the ballads, Northern and Southern – which would require to be considered in any systematic treatment of this part of history.