History of Crete Venice, overthrew official Venetian authorities and declared an independent Cretan Republic. The revolt took Venice five years to quell. During Venetian rule, the Greek population of Crete was exposed to Renaissance culture. A thriving literature in the Cretan dialect of Greek developed on the island. The best-known work from this period is the poem "Erotokritos" by Vitsentzos Kornaros (Βιτσένζος Κορνάρος). Another major Cretan literary figure was Nicholas Kalliakis (1645–1707), a Greek scholar and philosopher who flourished in Italy in the 17th Century. Georgios Hortatzis was author of the dramatic work "Erophile". The painter Domenicos Theotocopoulos, better known as El Greco,
Better and Better Better and Better Better & Better is the unreleased third studio album by American recording artist Eric Benét in 2001. Several songs have reappeared on other studio albums by Benet. The songs "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Pretty Baby" were released- as the first and second singles respectively- from Benet's 2005 album "Hurricane". The songs "Spanish Fly" and "Sing To Me" would later appear on his 2008 album "Love & Life". The title track "Better & Better" would later be re-recorded by Lalah Hathaway for her 2004 album "Outrun The Sky". "Better And Better" & "Trippin" would later be included