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A Study of the Healing Ability of Literature Song, Myung-hee The purpose of this study is to discuss the healing ability of literature. For this, first of all, the intrinsic function of literature is looked into, and theories of Aristoteles, Platon and so on are examined. Moreover, it is showed that the possibility of a cure through cognitive realization was found aside from emotional catharsis in the healing effects of literature. Especially, ‘literary therapy’ is considered to be a healing through cognitive insight as a strong advantage not in other Art Therapies. This seems to be caused by the feature of literature, which belongs to both Art and Humanities. The literature as the art takes charge of emotional healing, and as the humanities can cure and change humans through insight into their lives, that is, cognitive realization regardless of that it is ethical or intelligential.