criticism vs literary criticism

criticism and literary criticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criticism	Yes	No	No	No
literary criticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criticism and literary criticism are synonyms defined as:

criticism and literary criticism: a written evaluation of a work of literature

criticism (noun)	literary criticism (noun)
a serious examination and judgment of something	the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings	a written evaluation of a work of literature
a written evaluation of a work of literature