TY - JOUR
T1 - The Making of a Libertine
T2 - Scholars, Sex, and Scandal in the Dutch Republic
AU - Hollewand, Karen
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - This article discusses sexual scholarship in the late seventeenth century Dutch Republic. Examining one case study in detail and looking at a number of additional examples, it argues that the connection(s) between sexual research, public scandal, and the libertine label were complex. In the end, the social standing of a scholar was crucial: if he could count on a secure position in society and a network of support, a learned man could survive a public scandal and avoid a libertine legacy.
AB - This article discusses sexual scholarship in the late seventeenth century Dutch Republic. Examining one case study in detail and looking at a number of additional examples, it argues that the connection(s) between sexual research, public scandal, and the libertine label were complex. In the end, the social standing of a scholar was crucial: if he could count on a secure position in society and a network of support, a learned man could survive a public scandal and avoid a libertine legacy.
UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/libertinage-et-philosophie-a-l-epoque-classique-xvie-xviiie-siecle-2022-n-19-les-libertins-neerlandais-the-dutch-libertines-l-etoffe-d-un-libertin.html
M3 - Article
SN - 2557-4019
SP - 223
EP - 247
JO - Libertinage et philosophie à l'époque classique (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle)
JF - Libertinage et philosophie à l'époque classique (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle)
IS - 19
ER -