 The lecture was later published as "The Myth of the French Revolution" (1955).Cobban and Furet believed that the Revolution did little to change French society, in direct opposition to the orthodox Marxist school, which saw the Revolution as the rise of the bourgeoisie and proletariat against the nobility and the transition from feudalism to capitalism, making it a symbol of progress.He believed traditional landowners and the middle class wanted access to political power.