It's not simply because she's Fae, because so is the guy at the Inn in the present story and he doesn't speak that way, though it's entirely possible that he only doesn't because he's been with Kvothe for a while and has adapted human accents.
But I believe, if I remember, that Kvothe noted that Felurian spoke without any hard edges, an alien sort of inflection, a sound like birds, and the lack of capital letters is an attempt to convey that idea whenever she speaks. It's probably supposed to make us cringe, because Felurian is not human at all, and doesn't care to pretend to be. It's still a little weird, but it's a justifiable stylistic choice.
But I believe, if I remember, that Kvothe noted that Felurian spoke without any hard edges, an alien sort of inflection, a sound like birds, and the lack of capital letters is an attempt to convey that idea whenever she speaks. It's probably supposed to make us cringe, because Felurian is not human at all, and doesn't care to pretend to be. It's still a little weird, but it's a justifiable stylistic choice.
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A quick question on Patrick Rothfuss's The Wise Man's Fear
- 30/08/2012 10:47:25 PM
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They made me cringe a little too.
- 30/08/2012 10:55:36 PM
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Re: They made me cringe a little too.
- 31/08/2012 01:05:17 AM
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I mean, I don't think this is that obscure
- 31/08/2012 05:24:22 PM
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Has it been used elsewhere? *NM*
- 01/09/2012 12:30:14 AM
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Has any other author done something like that? Hm.
- 01/09/2012 07:15:29 PM
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The President Deeling monster thing in FF8 'spoke' like that... *NM*
- 03/09/2012 04:16:12 PM
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Because only humans use capital letters when they speak...wait, what? *NM*
- 30/08/2012 11:48:50 PM
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To highlight her Otherness.
- 31/08/2012 05:23:22 PM
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I have to agree...
- 01/09/2012 12:32:03 AM
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Re: I have to agree...
- 01/09/2012 01:10:33 AM
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You know, I misread the Cthaeh to be the tree itself, and I'm a little bummed it's not. *NM*
- 01/09/2012 11:26:07 AM
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I agree with the other responses, and IIRC wasn't Felurian's name capitalized in that section?
- 01/09/2012 11:04:16 PM
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Not to answer your question, since others already have, but that whole scene...
- 07/09/2012 02:28:35 PM
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*NM*