Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being

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{{Infobox book

| name =Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being

| image = Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being.jpg

| author = Ted Hughes

| country = United Kingdom

| genre = Literary criticism

| publisher = Faber Paperbacks

| release_date = First edition (April 13, 1992)

| pages = 524

| isbn = 978-0571166046

}}

Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being is a book of literary criticism by Ted Hughes{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-26204-4 |title=Fiction Review: Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being by Ted Hughes|publisher=Publishersweekly.com |date=1992-08-31 |accessdate=2013-09-06}} extensively analyzing the works of Shakespeare.

• Part one: The Immature Phase of the Tragic Equation
• Part two: The Evolution of the Tragic Equation through the Seven Tragedies
• Part three: The Transformation of the Tragic Equation in the Last Plays{{cite web|url=http://www.ted-hughes.info/bibliographies/full-bibliography/bibliography-details/shakespeare-and-the-goddess-of-complete-being.html |title=Earth-Moon: Information about Ted Hughes: Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being|publisher=Ted-hughes.info |date= |accessdate=2013-09-06}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/v14/n07/tom-paulin/protestant-guilt | title=Protestant Guilt| pages=10–11| newspaper=London Review of Books| date=1992-04-09| last1=Paulin| first1=Tom}}

The book also provides an insight into Ted Hughes' gender attitudes.{{Cite book | doi=10.1007/978-1-349-27659-2_4|chapter = Ted Hughes and the Goddess of Complete Being|title = The Male Image| pages=67–93|year = 1999|last1 = Gregson|first1 = Ian| isbn=978-1-349-27661-5}}