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Alexander Koryagin:

AK> "Beauty  and  the  Beast", a movie name -- why Beauty is
AK> without "the"?

Originally, it is a fairy tale, whereas the movie is  but  a
derivative.  Beauty here is the name of the girl, so it does
not require an article in usual circumstances.  On the other
hand,  Planche's translation is titled more fully: The Story
of The Beauty and The Beast. He explains:--

  In  the  midst  of  her   greatest   splendour,   although
  distinguished  by  her merit, she was so handsome that she
  was called "The Beauty."

Compare with the character names in  William  Morris's  "The
Story  Of  The  Glittering  Plain,  Or  The  Land  Of Living
Men" -- The Puny Fox, The  Hostage.  Somewhat  akin  to  the
names of the indigenious peoples of America.

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