But Gaiman also acknowledged that his Faerie was a fiction, a land where metaphor was made real but also remained metaphor: when Timothy Hunter was taken to the land by Doctor Occult, the mystic admitted that in some ways the two of them were still sitting in a field exploring only their inner landscapes. Gaiman also showed an ambiguous section that was interpreted by some to suggest that Queen Titania was the mother of the comic's main character, Timothy Hunter, which ensured that the realm of Faerie was further explored when the mini-series became an ongoing series. When he was chosen to replace Gaiman as the writer of the ongoing The Books of Magic series, John Ney Rieber discovered that a gaming guide to the DC universe had listed Titania as Hunter's mother: he also knew that a key part of the character's appeal, however, was that he was a normal teenaged boy.
But Gaiman also acknowledged that his Faerie was a fiction, a land where metaphor was made real but also remained metaphor: when Timothy Hunter was taken to the land by Doctor Occult, the mystic admitted that in some ways the two of them were still sitting in a field exploring only their inner landscapes.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gaiman
Gaiman
PROPN
NNP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
acknowledge
acknowledged
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
Faerie
Faerie
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
fiction
fiction
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
land
land
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
metaphor
metaphor
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remained
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Number=Sing
metaphor
metaphor
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Timothy
Timothy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hunter
Hunter
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
take
taken
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
land
land
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Doctor
Doctor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Occult
Occult
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
mystic
mystic
NOUN
NN
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
admit
admitted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
way
ways
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
sit
sitting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
field
field
NOUN
NN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
explore
exploring
VERB
VBG
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
inner
inner
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
landscape
landscapes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Gaiman also showed an ambiguous section that was interpreted by some to suggest that Queen Titania was the mother of the comic's main character, Timothy Hunter, which ensured that the realm of Faerie was further explored when the mini-series became an ongoing series.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gaiman
Gaiman
PROPN
NNP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ambiguous
ambiguous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
section
section
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
interpret
interpreted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
some
some
DET
DT
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
suggest
suggest
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Queen
Queen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Titania
Titania
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
comic
comic
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
main
main
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Timothy
Timothy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hunter
Hunter
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ensure
ensured
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
realm
realm
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Faerie
Faerie
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
further
further
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
explore
explored
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
mini-series
mini-series
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ongoing
ongoing
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When he was chosen to replace Gaiman as the writer of the ongoing The Books of Magic series, John Ney Rieber discovered that a gaming guide to the DC universe had listed Titania as Hunter's mother: he also knew that a key part of the character's appeal, however, was that he was a normal teenaged boy.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
choose
chosen
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
replace
replace
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Gaiman
Gaiman
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ongoing
ongoing
ADJ
JJ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
book
Books
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Magic
Magic
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ney
Ney
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rieber
Rieber
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
discover
discovered
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
gaming
gaming
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
guide
guide
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
DC
DC
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
universe
universe
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
list
listed
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
Titania
Titania
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Hunter
Hunter
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
key
key
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
appeal
appeal
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
however
however
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
normal
normal
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
teenaged
teenaged
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.