Discussion in these two lessons focuses on the nature of epics, the tragedy of Achilles, the nature of the Homeric hero, the relation between humans and gods, and the nature of honor as a motivating principle. Discussion also explores the Iliad as both a celebration of and a protest against war.
CUNY TV, the 24/7 professionally staffed television station offered to metro-area viewers by the City University of New York, is broadcast over-the-air in the New York metropolitan area (NY-NJ-CT, within a 35-mile radius from Times Square) on digital Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN Cable), and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS).
