Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll : : youth culture and masculinity during Holland's Golden Age / / Benjamin B. Roberts.

• Superior document: Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age
• VerfasserIn: Roberts, Benjamin, 1965-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Sex and Drugs Before the Rock 'n' Roll is a fascinating volume that presents an engaging overview of what it was like to be young and male in the Dutch Golden Age. Here, well-known cohorts of Rembrandt are examined for the ways in which they expressed themselves by defying conservative values and norms. This study reveals how these young men rebelled, breaking from previous generations: letting their hair grow long, wearing colorful clothing, drinking excessively, challenging city guards, being promiscuous, smoking, and singing lewd songs. Cogently argued, this study paints a compelling portrait of the youth culture of the Dutch Golden Age, at a time when the rising popularity of print made dissemination of new cultural ideas possible, while rising incomes and liberal attitudes created a generation of men behaving badly.

Table of Contents

Front matter -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Prologue -- Chapter 1. The Generation of the 1620's and 1630's -- Chapter 2. Appearance and Clothing in the 1620's and 1630's -- Chapter 3. Drinking Like a Man -- Chapter 4. Violence -- Chapter 5. Sexuality and Courting -- Chapter 6. Drugs? -- Chapter 7. Recreation before Rock 'n' Roll -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- Bibliography -- Index