With the lyrical complete works of Franz Richter, a great Austrian writer of the 20th century is to be rediscovered. Reinhart Hosch also provides a comprehensive commentary volume that offers guidance and some interpretative approaches to successfully process and rediscover the entire lyrical oeuvre of Franz Richter. Franz Richter consistently created the genre of the essay-poem, which is committed to a broader, more profound understanding. Suddenly, all phenomena of the world are interconnected; and when the beliefs of the self dissipate, it is only so that we can experience what we are allowed to experience: "In gentle withdrawal, a God slowly confronts you." of all believed things.