长篇讽刺小说《臣仆》是德国批判现实主义文学的一部代表作。这部作品以第一次世界大战前威廉二世当政时期德国的一个小城市为背景,通过造纸厂老板赫斯林的发迹史,勾划了当时德国社会三大力量——保皇党、自由党和社会民主党的勾结和斗争,展示给读者一幅当时德国社会生活的图画。主人公赫斯林具有帝国主义时代德国资产阶级的典型特征。他对德皇无限忠诚,对进步势力极 The long satirical novel “Servant” is a masterpiece of German critical realism literature. This work, based on a small German city during the reign of William II before the First World War, outlined the three great forces of German society at that time by the fortune of the paper mill owner Heslin - the Royalists, the Liberals and the society The collusion and struggle of Democrats show the reader a picture of the social life of Germany at that time. Heslin, the hero, has the typical characteristics of the German bourgeoisie in the era of imperialism. He is infinitely loyal to the Kaiser and is extremely progressive