North American scholars of English literature focus on the representational gaps created by theatrical materiality and performance, to probe for a deeper understanding of how references to contemporary religion function within English Renaissance theater. Their broad themes are theatrical materiality and religious effects, the intersection of popular theater and religious cultures, and beyond allusion and ideology. Among the topics are singing a new song in The Shoemaker's Holiday, popular worship and visual paradigms in Love's labor Lost, and playing with Foxe's martyrs on the public stage. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)