Which theorist is associated with the idea that art is a copy of a copy ?

Correct answer: A. Plato

A. Plato
B. Claude Lévi-Strauss
C. Julia Kristeva
D. Walter Benjamin

Explanation

Plato's theory of mimesis places ordinary objects at a distance from ideal Forms, so artistic representation becomes a copy of a copy. The other theorists are associated with language, intertextuality, or mechanical reproduction rather than this claim.

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