What is the definition of literary criticism .

Definition of literary criticism .
What is the definition of literary criticism ?
 
Mathew Arnold :- According to him ,
                 " Criticism is disinterested [ ] endear [ ] to learn and propagate [ ] the best that is know and thought in the world " .
 
Schreiber :- According to him ,
                " Literary criticism is an journey of exploration into the nature of literature in all its variety , The journey of literary criticism has no ends " .
        Literary criticism is a journey of exploration into the nature of literature , in all its forms that enable us , to begin with to distinguish between a good book's and bad book's . Literary criticism that helps every reader to become a good critic of literature . Literary criticism has practical application because it often deals directly with individual literary works .
 
In his characteristic style Alexander Pope writes about the criticism
       " Let such teach others who themselves excel and censure freely who have written well "