St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa theologiae (written in the 13th century) and Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy (written in the 14th century) are among the famous works of medieval Italian thought on the seven deadly sins. In medieval England, Geoffrey Chaucer ended The Canterbury Tales (written in the 14th century) with a discussion of the sins. Since the Middle Ages the concept has inspired many other works of literature, art, music, and film.