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‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years

  • Written by Cora Fox, Associate Professor of English and Health Humanities, Arizona State University
‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 yearsJoanna Vanderham as Desdemona and Hugh Quarshie as the title character in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of 'Othello.'Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images

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