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What theme appears repeatedly in Erik Johan Stagnelius's Liljor i Saron?

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Swedish literature Stiernhielm, detail of an oil painting by D.K. Ehrenstrahl, 1663; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

In the context of Swedish literature, the recurring theme in Erik Johan Stagnelius's collection of religious lyrics, Liljor i Saron (1821; "Lilies of Sharon"), is the lament of the human soul, which is depicted as being imprisoned within a world characterized by darkness and sin.1