George Gregory Smith


Prof George Gregory Smith was a Scottish literary critic.
In his Scottish Literature: Character and Influence Smith coined the term 'Caledonian antisyzygy' to describe what he perceived as a union of opposites, or an oscilation between realism and the supernatural, in the work of Scottish authors. He corresponded with Mark Twain, and also lived in Florence for a while.
He died in London but is buried with his wife Mary east of the western path in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Family

He was married to Mary Cadell daughter of Col Robert Cadell. A son was the colonial administrator Henry [Graham Gregory-Smith].

Selected works