literary criticism vs criticism

literary criticism and criticism both are nouns.

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

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

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

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