Part One Jane Austen's Persuasion and its Cinematic Adaptation Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter Ⅰ Old Story,F(xiàn)resh Taste-Mastering Narrative Elements of Persuasion 1.1 Transpose the Narration to the Fiim 1.1.1 Narrational Mode: The Novel 1.1.2 Narrational Mode: The Film 1.2 The Structural Trait - Parallel and Contrast Chapter Ⅱ Hero and Heroine-a Tale of Lost Love Refound 2.1 Hero and Heroine as Persuasion Endeavors to Persuade 2.2 Filming Romance-Constant Love Overcomes Estrangement Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Part Two Jane Austen and Charles Darwin: an Intellectual Filiation?Evolution et Mobility in Persuasion Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter Ⅰ A Tale of Lost Love Refound,Evolution and Marriage in Persuasion 1.1 The Sexual Contract as Narrative Paradigm 1.2 Mating and Sexual Selection in Persuasion 1.2.1 Men's Choice 1.2.2 Women's Choice 1.3 Love and Marriage: Common Concerns of Austen and Darwin Chapter Ⅱ the Survival of the Fittest,Mobility as Persuasion Endeavors to Persuade 2.1 Intellectual Mobility and Improvement on the Issue of Nature and Religion 2.2 Domestic Mobility and Social Mobility Promoted by Jane Austen 2.2.1 Social Mobility 2.2.2 Domestic Mobility Conclusion Appendix Bibliography