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

By: Roberts, Benjamin, 1965-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age: Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012 Description: 318 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789089644022 (paperback); 9089644024 (paperback).Subject(s): Young men -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century | Young men -- Alcohol use -- Netherlands -- 17th century | Young men -- Sexual behavior -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century | Masculinity -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century | Young men in art | Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 305.242109492
Contents:
Prologue -- New approach to youth -- Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll -- The phase of life recognized as 'Youth' -- Rites of passage -- Prodigal son –Youth culture – Holland - heart of the Republic -- Masculinity -- Before rock 'n' roll – The Generation of the 1620s and 1630s -- Risk-taking behaviour -- Marriage – Amsterdam – a seventeenth-century boomtown -- Appearance and Clothing in the 1620s and 1630s -- Long hair -- Cavaliers -- Republic sans court culture -- Silk ribbons and metalic accessories -- Bright colors -- Calculated slovenliness – Sumptuary rite of passage --Extravagant clothing and the Prodigal Son -- Drinking Like a Man -- Rite of passage -- Follies of youth -- Moral instruction -- Alcohol and young men from the upper and middle classes -- Honoring Bacchus -- Male bonding: cross social and economic drinking -- Alcohol and young men from the lower echelons – Violence -- Violence – a rite of passage -- Collective socialization process -- Unequal partners -- Urban socialization process -- Violence and the lower ranks -- Rebelling against authority -- Violence and the upper and middle classes -- Loco parentis -- Armed young men -- Student violence – a rite of passage -- Shattering glass -- Nations -- Channelled violence -- Sexuality and Courting -- Sex education – Sexual maturity -- Masturbation -- Sodomy – Courting activities -- Courting events -- Courting space -- Premarital chastity -- Sexual deviance abroad -- Drugs? -- Tobacco and the young – Smoking – a burning debate -- Medical discourse -- Belladonna -- Recreation before Rock 'n' Roll -- Youth literature – War -- Adventure -- Love emblem books -- Song culture in the Republic -- Religious songbooks – Secular songbooks -- Women and songbooks -- Song culture produced by and for the young -- Arcadian songbooks -- Boat trips -- Country rides -- Merrymaking at the beach -- Boundaries for the young -- Epilogue -- Masculine role models and a national identity? – The dark passenger of male role models.
Summary: "Sex and Drugs Before the Rock 'n' Roll is a fascinating study 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." -- Back cover.
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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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-308) and index.

Prologue -- New approach to youth -- Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll -- The phase of life recognized as 'Youth' -- Rites of passage -- Prodigal son –Youth culture – Holland - heart of the Republic -- Masculinity -- Before rock 'n' roll – The Generation of the 1620s and 1630s -- Risk-taking behaviour -- Marriage – Amsterdam – a seventeenth-century boomtown -- Appearance and Clothing in the 1620s and 1630s -- Long hair -- Cavaliers -- Republic sans court culture -- Silk ribbons and metalic accessories -- Bright colors -- Calculated slovenliness – Sumptuary rite of passage --Extravagant clothing and the Prodigal Son -- Drinking Like a Man -- Rite of passage -- Follies of youth -- Moral instruction -- Alcohol and young men from the upper and middle classes -- Honoring Bacchus -- Male bonding: cross social and economic drinking -- Alcohol and young men from the lower echelons – Violence -- Violence – a rite of passage -- Collective socialization process -- Unequal partners -- Urban socialization process -- Violence and the lower ranks -- Rebelling against authority -- Violence and the upper and middle classes -- Loco parentis -- Armed young men -- Student violence – a rite of passage -- Shattering glass -- Nations -- Channelled violence -- Sexuality and Courting -- Sex education – Sexual maturity -- Masturbation -- Sodomy – Courting activities -- Courting events -- Courting space -- Premarital chastity -- Sexual deviance abroad -- Drugs? -- Tobacco and the young – Smoking – a burning debate -- Medical discourse -- Belladonna -- Recreation before Rock 'n' Roll -- Youth literature – War -- Adventure -- Love emblem books -- Song culture in the Republic -- Religious songbooks – Secular songbooks -- Women and songbooks -- Song culture produced by and for the young -- Arcadian songbooks -- Boat trips -- Country rides -- Merrymaking at the beach -- Boundaries for the young -- Epilogue -- Masculine role models and a national identity? – The dark passenger of male role models.

"Sex and Drugs Before the Rock 'n' Roll is a fascinating study 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." -- Back cover.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Prologue (p. 15)
  • New approach to youth (p. 16)
  • Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll (p. 17)
  • The phase of life recognized as 'Youth' (p. 19)
  • Rites of passage (p. 21)
  • Prodigal son (p. 21)
  • Youth culture (p. 23)
  • Holland - heart of the Republic (p. 23)
  • Masculinity (p. 25)
  • Before rock 'n' roll (p. 30)
  • Chapter 1 The Generation of the 1620s and 1630s (p. 33)
  • Risk-taking behavior (p. 36)
  • Marriage (p. 38)
  • Amsterdam - a seventeenth-century boomtown (p. 39)
  • Chapter 2 Appearance and Clothing in the 1620s and 1630s (p. 45)
  • Long hair (p. 49)
  • Cavaliers (p. 53)
  • Republic sans court culture (p. 56)
  • Silk ribbons and metalic accessories (p. 58)
  • Bright colors (p. 61)
  • Calculated slovenliness (p. 64)
  • Sumptuary rite of passage (p. 67)
  • Extravagant clothing and the Prodigal Son (p. 69)
  • Conclusion (p. 71)
  • Chapter 3 Drinking Like a Man (p. 75)
  • Rite of passage (p. 76)
  • Follies of youth (p. 76)
  • Moral instruction (p. 80)
  • Alcohol and young men from the upper and middle classes (p. 82)
  • Honoring Bacchus (p. 83)
  • Male bonding: cross social and economic drinking (p. 90)
  • Alcohol and young men from the lower echelons (p. 94)
  • Chapter 4 Violence (p. 101)
  • Violence - a rite of passage (p. 103)
  • Collective socialization process (p. 104)
  • Unequal partners (p. 106)
  • Urban socialization process (p. 109)
  • Violence and the lower ranks (p. 110)
  • Rebelling against authority (p. 114)
  • Violence and the upper and middle classes (p. 116)
  • Loco parentis (p. 118)
  • Armed young men (p. 119)
  • Student violence - a rite of passage (p. 123)
  • Shattering glass (p. 124)
  • Nations (p. 127)
  • Channelled violence (p. 130)
  • Chapter 5 Sexuality and Courting (p. 141)
  • Sex education (p. 142)
  • Sexual maturity (p. 143)
  • Masturbation (p. 147)
  • Sodomy (p. 150)
  • Courting activities (p. 151)
  • Courting events (p. 153)
  • Courting space (p. 155)
  • Premarital chastity (p. 156)
  • Sexual deviance abroad (p. 166)
  • Conclusion (p. 168)
  • Chapter 6 Drugs? (p. 171)
  • Tobacco and the young (p. 172)
  • Smoking - a burning debate (p. 173)
  • Medical discourse (p. 176)
  • Belladonna (p. 179)
  • Conclusion (p. 183)
  • Chapter 7 Recreation before Rock 'n' Roll (p. 187)
  • Youth literature (p. 188)
  • War (p. 190)
  • Adventure (p. 192)
  • Love emblem books (p. 192)
  • Song culture in the Republic (p. 194)
  • Religious songbooks (p. 195)
  • Secular songbooks (p. 196)
  • Women and songbooks (p. 196)
  • Song culture produced by and for the young (p. 197)
  • Arcadian songbooks (p. 201)
  • Boat trips (p. 203)
  • Country rides (p. 204)
  • Merrymaking at the beach (p. 205)
  • Boundaries for the young (p. 206)
  • Conclusion (p. 211)
  • Epilogue (p. 215)
  • Masculine role models and a national identity? (p. 218)
  • The dark passenger of male role models (p. 223)
  • Notes (p. 225)
  • Illustration Credits (p. 269)
  • Bibliography (p. 273)
  • Index (p. 309)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Independent historian Roberts explores the lives and times of a heretofore-unexamined group--young men between the ages of 18 and 35, on the cusp of adulthood, living in what he claims to be a unique time and place in the history of Europe. Roberts focuses his study on the Dutch Republic during its "economic boom," a relatively brief time period, 1620 to 1630, and examines various sources, including letters, court records, and university rosters, to support his contentions. Sex, violence, school, alcohol use, and courtship allow Roberts to cast his net wide to try and include, wherever possible, the full scope of the lives of young men, and he does attempt, at least in one case, to include males other than those of the privileged class. At times, Benjamin's treatment of certain topics provides information rather than analysis, and there are some rather glaring errors in punctuation that should have been corrected during editing. Regardless, this book is an important addition to the study of gender and masculinity in early modern Europe. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. J. M. Morris College of Mount St. Joseph

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Benjamin B. Roberts is an independent American historian and journalist based in Amsterdam.