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- Sex and Drugs before Rock 'n' Roll: Youth Culture and Masculinity during Holland's Golden Age
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- 2012
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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Sex and Drugs Before the Rock ānā 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
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- Preface and Acknowledgements
- pp. 7-8
- Table of Contents
- pp. 9-14
- 3: Drinking Like a Man
- pp. 75-98
- 4: Violence
- pp. 101-138
- 5: Sexuality and Courting
- pp. 141-168
- 7: Recreation before Rock 'n' Roll
- pp. 187-212
- Illustration Credits
- pp. 269-272
- Bibliography
- pp. 273-308
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048515707
Related ISBN(s)
9789089644022
MARC Record
OCLC
828494632
Pages
318
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
Copyright
2012