Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll in Rembrandt’s Time

Benjamin B. Roberts is an American historian and journalist. He resides in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

• 1. The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century, Was Rembrandt queer? Otto Copes, 1629, The Dutch Global Age, A country full of young people, Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, 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.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 seventeenth-century Holland, Rembrandt, the late bloomer, Masturbation, Sodomy, Blurring sexual boundaries, Sex education, STDs.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, ‘Blowing the whistle’ 8. Conclusion, Rembrandt, 1650, Founding fathers, Moderation, Education and the Dutch mentality.Acknowledgements, Index.