The starting point of this study is the history review of the concept of “authenticity”, starting from the systematic observation that places “authenticity” in an area adjacent to the research of the equally multidisciplinary concept of “identity”. The article offersa brief review of the historical origins of the conceptual evolution of the “self”, which, in the context of sociocultural influences, shaped the value horizon of “authenticity”. This study will also draw the connections between the meanings of the concept of “authenticity”, transcending the boundaries ofthe literary studies, offering a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to the concept.By paying close attention to the variety of connotations that make up the concept of “authenticity”, as well as the variety of projects and theoretical objectives followed by it, navigating the literature of authenticity also imposed scrupulous distinctions between these various meanings.