Literary notes about Authenticity (AI summary)
Literary authors deploy the term authenticity to both affirm the genuineness of texts and artifacts and to provoke critical scrutiny regarding their origins. In some works, authenticity is celebrated when internal evidence or genealogical markings serve as undeniable proof of a document's or object’s legitimacy ([1], [2], [3], [4]), lending authority and trust to historical narratives and cultural relics. Conversely, authors sometimes underscore the lack of authenticity by noting doubts or inconsistencies that challenge the veracity of a piece, whether it be a handwritten letter, a mythic account, or a piece of literature itself ([5], [6], [7], [8]). This dual usage not only enriches the narrative but also invites readers to engage in a deeper exploration of what constitutes truth and legitimacy in the creative representation of history and culture ([9], [10], [11]).
- Their authenticity has never been questioned.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - "The Chronicle of Saint Denis, and the authenticity of its information is beyond question, leaves us no room for doubt on that point.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust - The Chinese vase, bowl, or jar has its marks, cyphers, stamps and dates, and an undoubted genealogy to vouch for its authenticity.
— from The Oriental Rug by William De Lancey Ellwanger - There seems no doubt of their authenticity.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The cautious reader will detect a lack of authenticity in the following pages.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte - " [FN#37] I omit the concluding shlokas, as of very doubtful authenticity.
— from The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ (from the Mahâbhârata) - Much doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of the work.
— from The Doré Bible Gallery, Complete - 330 This and other chapters printed in smaller type are generally presumed to be of doubtful authenticity.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero - “One thing I may tell you, for certain,” concluded Ptitsin, addressing the prince, “that there is no question about the authenticity of this matter.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - His voice rings out, rich with the authenticity of wisdom.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - What I contend for is the authenticity of the outline.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
