Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll : youth culture and masculinity during Holland's Golden Age /
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 val...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2012]
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| Series: | Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 compel. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 904851570X 9789048515707 1306208289 9781306208284 9789048515714 9048515718 |