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Author Roberts, Benjamin, 1965- author.

Title Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in the Dutch Golden Age / Benjamin B. Roberts.

Publication Info. Amsterdam : Amsterdam Univ Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Includes index.
Summary Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in the Dutch Golden Age' focuses on the generation of rich young men that grew up in the seventeenth century in the Dutch Republic. These men had more money to spend on clothes, music, and recreation than the generation before them. This fascinating account of male adolescence in the Dutch Golden Age reveals how young men including Rembrandt van Rijn disregarded conservative values and rebelled against the older generation, and consequently created a new youth culture that was similar to the one of the 1960s. They had long hair, wore colorful and extravagant clothing, and started taking drugs. Theirs was the first generation in European history to smoke tobacco. Moreover, they defied conventional norms and values with their promiscuity and by singing lewd songs in their free time.
Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century -- Amsterdam, 2017 -- Otto Copes, 1629 -- The richest country in the world -- A country full of young people -- Amsterdam, center of the world -- The wedding party -- Jeunesse dorée -- Consumer goods -- A fascination with children -- Founding fathers of a new society -- Young people in the Republic -- 2. Violence -- College life -- Frères d'armes -- Armed young men -- Student violence -- Nations -- Karel Vijgh -- Loco parentis -- Group behavior -- Channeling violence -- Sports -- 3. The Prodigal Son -- The 'Hair War' -- Youth fashion -- Bling-bling -- Bright colors -- Calculated sloppiness -- Pimped-up clothing -- Fashion and moralism -- 4. Alcohol -- College life -- Symposia -- Drinking games -- The Bentvueghels -- Chambers of rhetoric -- Foreign youths -- From bad to worse -- Daniel Souterius -- Dirck Pietersz Pers -- Father Cats -- 5. Sex -- Whore-hopping -- Public courting -- Puberty in the Golden Age -- Rembrandt, the late bloomer -- Masturbation -- Sodomy -- Sex education -- Venereal diseases -- 6. Drugs -- A new trend -- Adriaen Brouwer -- Belladonna -- Young people and novelty -- Doom and gloom -- Smoking: a burning issue -- Medical discourse -- 7. Rock 'n' Roll -- Bredero -- Jan Jansz Starter -- Secular songbooks -- Making music -- The art of love -- 8. Conclusion -- Otto Copes, 1650 -- A new generation -- Founding fathers -- Moderation -- Education and the Dutch mentality -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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Subject Young men -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
Young men.
Netherlands.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Young men -- Alcohol use -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
Young men -- Alcohol use.
Young men -- Sexual behavior -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
Masculinity -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
Young men -- Sexual behavior.
Young men in art.
Young men in art.
Masculinity.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Manners and customs.
HISTORY -- General.
Chronological Term 1600-1699
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Added Title Seks, drugs en rock 'n roll in de Gouden Eeuw. English
ISBN 9789048532995 (electronic book)
904853299X (electronic book)
9789462983021
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