《源氏物语》问世于十一世纪初,是日本文学中的一部古典名著,被誉为日本文学的高峰。它对于日本文学的发展产生过巨大的影响,在世界文学史上也占有一定的地位。作者紫式部,本姓藤原,名字不详。当时宫中女官往往以父兄之官衔为名,以示其身分,她的长兄任式部丞,故称为藤式部;后来她写成《源氏物语》,书中女主人公紫姬为世人传诵,遂又称作紫式部。作者生卒年月不详,一般认为生于978年,殁于1015 “Tale of Genji” came out in the early eleventh century, is a classic of Japanese literature, known as the peak of Japanese literature. It has had a tremendous impact on the development of Japanese literature and also holds a certain place in the history of world literature. Purple Department of the author, my name is Fujiwara, the name is unknown. At that time, the women in the palace were often named in the name of father and brother, in order to show their identity, and her eldest brother Ren Chengshi Cheng, so called the rattan department; later she wrote “The Tale of Genji,” the book heroine Zi Ji for the world , Then known as the purple Department. The birth and death of the author is unknown, generally believed that was born in 978, 殁 in 1015